US targets China and Russia at UN Security Council for having 'enabled' North Korea, which has launched a record-breaking blitz of missile tests, with Beijing placing blame on US-South Korea drills in the volatile region
Washington takes a dig at Beijing and Moscow for"blanket protection" and"enabling" North Korea, which launched 59 ballistic missiles this year. Beijing says Pyongyang's activities did not occur in isolation.The United States has assailed China and Russia at the UN Security Council for having "enabled" North Korea, which has launched a record-breaking blitz of missile tests, with Beijing placing blame on US-South Korea drills in the volatile region.
"These members have bent over backward to justify the DPRK's repeated violations and in turn, they have enabled the DPRK and made a mockery of this council," Thomas-Greenfield said, urging "unity" on enforcing sanctions. But China, North Korea's closest ally, and Russia, whose relations with the West have severely deteriorated over its offensive in Ukraine, placed the blame on the United States.
The Chinese envoy called on the United States to address "the legitimate and reasonable concerns of the DPRK so as to create conditions for the resumption of meaningful dialogue." North Korea is particularly sensitive about the air drills, experts say, as its own air force is one of the weakest links in its military, lacking high-tech jets and properly trained pilots.
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