North Korea Sanctions ‘Useless’ And ‘Ineffective’

North Korea Sanctions ‘Useless’ And ‘Ineffective’ – Vladimir Putin

New sanctions against North Korea would be “useless” and “ineffective”, according to Vladimir Putin.The Russian President said that imposing tougher sanctions on the regime of Kim Jong Un over its nuclear missile programme would not change the leadership in......
Pyongyang, but could lead to large-scale human suffering.

Speaking after a BRICs summit in China, Mr Putin also warned against further ramping up military hysteria around North Korea, saying that could lead to “global catastrophe.”

His comments followed a terse UN Security Council meeting on Monday at which the US warned the approach of imposing “incremental” sanctions against the secretive nation had not worked.

America’s ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, said the US will come up with a new UN sanctions resolution and aims to put it to a vote next Monday.

On Sunday, Donald Trump tweeted that the US was considering stopping all trade with countries that do business with North Korea, prompting a stern response from China.

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said any such move would be unfair and unacceptable.
Mr Putin’s comments came after North Korea was seen moving what appeared to be an intercontinental ballistic missile towards its west coast, a report said.

On Tuesday, the South Korean navy held live-fire drills in the Sea of Japan.

These involved the 2,500-ton frigate Gangwon, a 1,000-ton patrol ship and 400-ton guided missile vessels in a show of force that aimed to deter the North.

South Korea has also been in discussions with the US about deploying aircraft carriers and bombers to the Korean Peninsula.

It was agreed on Monday that the country could scrap a warhead weight limit on its missiles, meaning it could hit back at Pyongyang with greater force.

North Korea alarmed the region with its most powerful test to date on Sunday of what it claimed was a hydrogen bomb that could be mounted on to a long-range missile.

The US responded by saying that North Korea leader Kim Jong Un was “begging for war”.

Ms Haley said her country did not want a conflict with the Pyongyang regime but its patience was “not unlimited”.

Speaking at the Security Council meeting, Ms Haley said “enough is enough”, warning the organisation that its approach of imposing “incremental” sanctions against North Korea had not worked.