Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
Russia Calls On U.S., North Korea To Step Back From The Brink -- NPR
Russia is calling on the U.S. and North Korea to end an escalating cycle of dangerous provocations after Pyongyang put its missile forces on high alert and American stealth bombers flew practice bomb runs over the Korean Peninsula.
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, speaking in Moscow on Friday, said the tit-for-tat moves were becoming a "vicious cycle" that could "simply get out of control," Reuters reports.
Lavrov, apparently referring to U.S. actions, said Russia is concerned that in addition to U.N. Security Council sanctions aimed at Pyongyang's nuclear program, "unilateral action is being taken around North Korea that is increasing military activity."
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