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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Fri Sep 1, 2017, 10:39 AM Sep 2017

Putin warns North Korea situation on verge of 'large-scale conflict'

Source: Reuters




SEPTEMBER 1, 2017 / 4:07 AM /

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Friday that the tense standoff between North Korea and the United States was on the verge of large-scale conflict and said it was a mistake to try to pressure Pyongyang over its nuclear missile program.

Putin, who is due to attend a summit of the BRICS nations in China next week, wrote in an article published on the Kremlin’s web site ahead of his trip that he favored negotiations with North Korea instead.

“It is essential to resolve the region’s problems through direct dialogue involving all sides without advancing any preconditions (for such talks),” Putin wrote. “Provocations, pressure, and bellicose and offensive rhetoric is the road to nowhere.”

The situation on the Korean Peninsula had deteriorated so much that it was now “balanced on the verge of a large-scale conflict,” said the Russian leader.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-putin/putin-warns-north-korea-situation-on-verge-of-large-scale-conflict-idUSKCN1BC470

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Putin warns North Korea situation on verge of 'large-scale conflict' (Original Post) DonViejo Sep 2017 OP
Putin elected Trump; he knows, we all know, he is incapable of nuance as well as not being shocking ck4829 Sep 2017 #1
I totally agree! SkyDaddy7 Sep 2017 #12
...offensive rhetoric is the road to nowhere. SHRED Sep 2017 #2
Yeah. Pootie's right there to help 45 with the Big Distraction. The military's got this, Reuters. ancianita Sep 2017 #3
The only reason there is a North Korea is to serve the China, the defunct USSR and the USA nolabels Sep 2017 #4
Well, humanity, it was nice knowing you. Initech Sep 2017 #5
Fuck Putin. MrsCoffee Sep 2017 #6
He's probably been feeding them the missile technology causing the conflict. tinrobot Sep 2017 #7
That's my speculation. defacto7 Sep 2017 #8
agree 100% and bluestarone Sep 2017 #11
doesn't matter heaven05 Sep 2017 #9
Pretty words maxsolomon Sep 2017 #10

SkyDaddy7

(6,045 posts)
12. I totally agree!
Fri Sep 1, 2017, 04:43 PM
Sep 2017

I think Putin knows his original plans to have his very PUPPET POTUS is not working out as well as he might have hoped...Congress passing the latest round of sanctions & forcing the man/CHILD TRUMP to get Congress, the adults (Relatively speaking of course) permission before TRUMP can ease or lift any of the sanctions.

...I think Putin is now going to work on embarrassing TRUMP, well, AMERICA, on the international stage by getting under TRUMP'S skin. Who knows but it gives me the chills every day when I think about the fact Donald J. Trump is POTUS.

nolabels

(13,133 posts)
4. The only reason there is a North Korea is to serve the China, the defunct USSR and the USA
Fri Sep 1, 2017, 11:17 AM
Sep 2017

Every time the need for a world whipping-boy comes up the bell has ringed for them and today is no different.

They would not exist, except for this

tinrobot

(10,903 posts)
7. He's probably been feeding them the missile technology causing the conflict.
Fri Sep 1, 2017, 11:43 AM
Sep 2017
The secret to Kim’s success? Some experts see Russian echoes in North Korea’s missile advances

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/the-secret-to-kims-success-some-experts-see-russian-echoes-in-north-koreas-missiles-advances/2017/07/08/5d4f5fca-6364-11e7-a4f7-af34fc1d9d39_story.html

Just one more way to destabilize the US.

We're in another cold war and we don't even know it.


bluestarone

(16,975 posts)
11. agree 100% and
Fri Sep 1, 2017, 03:59 PM
Sep 2017

russia was just waiting for a dumb ass US president to finish there plan and boy did trump fit the bil

 

heaven05

(18,124 posts)
9. doesn't matter
Fri Sep 1, 2017, 01:08 PM
Sep 2017

the idiot potus and an equally idiot supreme leader want this, especially an idiot potus trying to save his job. The deplorables will love this shit until the mushrooms that the idiot supreme leader is germinating at this very moment start sprouting, everywhere.....

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