Russia extremely worried about North Korea situation

Russia today said it was "extremely worried" about the situation in North Korea, hitting out at a "tendency towards an escalation" after Pyongyang fired a ballistic missile over Japan.

Written by AFP

Moscow

August 29, 2017 12:50 IST

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After Pyongyang fired a ballistic missile over Japan, Russia today said it was "extremely worried". (AP)

Russia today said it was “extremely worried” about the situation in North Korea, hitting out at a “tendency towards an escalation” after Pyongyang fired a ballistic missile over Japan. “We see a tendency towards an escalation … and we are extremely concerned by the general developments,” Russia’s deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti state news agency.

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