?China, Russia responsible for **rth Korea threat?
 

WASHINGTON: China and Russia bear "unique and special responsibility" for the growing threat posed by **rth Korea, the US Secretary of State said on Saturday following Pyongyang’s latest intercontinental ballistic missile test.

Leader Kim Jong-Un said the test confirmed all the US mainland was within striking range after the **rth’s second ICBM this month on Friday.

"As the principal eco**mic enablers of **rth Korea’s nuclear ****** and ballistic missile development programme, China and Russia bear unique and special responsibility for this growing threat to regional and global stability," Rex Tillerson said in a statement.

The launch was a "blatant violation of multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions that reflect the will of the international community," he added. China is the regime’s last remaining major ally, while Russia’s Vladimir Putin has warned the international community should **t "lose its cool" over the nuclear-armed regime.

US President Donald Trump de**unced the latest ICBM launch as a "reckless and dangerous" action and rejected Pyongyang’s claims that such tests helped ensure its security.

"By threatening the world, these ******* and tests further isolate **rth Korea, weaken its eco**my, and deprive its people," he said in a statement.

Friday’s test came just hours after the US Senate passed bipartisan sanctions on Pyongyang. **rth Korea’s accelerated drive towards a credible nuclear strike capability poses a thorny policy challenge for Trump, who is at loggerheads with Beijing over how to handle Kim Jong-Un’s regime. —AFP



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