Missile launches by the DPRK are a legitimate measure to ensure defense capability; It is a reaction to provocative activities by the United States, said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko, responding to a question from TASS.
“[Постоянный представитель РФ при ООН Василий] Nebencia In New York he said clearly that this is the reaction of our Korean friends to what is happening on the Korean Peninsula, to the provocative activities that the United States of America is carrying out together with its allies. [Это] a legal measure related to guaranteeing one’s ability to defend oneself”, – noted the vice minister.
He added that Russia “always hopes for the best: the reasonableness and reasonableness of the approaches of the US administration and its allies, who previously participated in the six-party negotiations on the Korean Peninsula.” This is how Rudenko responded to the question of whether Moscow hopes to resume relevant negotiations after the presidential elections in the United States.
