Russia says U.S. sanctions over North Korea risk peace process

17/8/2018 6:37

        Russian Foreign Ministry said on
        Thursday that fresh sanctions, imposed by the United States
        against a Russian firm and an individual over North Korea, may
        undermine peace process in the Korean peninsula.
        
        In a statement, the ministry also said that Washington "is
        not aware" of how the "uttmost pressure" on Pyongyang is
        "fraught with danger".
        
        On Wednesday, the United States imposed sanctions on a
        Russian port service agency and Chinese firms for aiding North
        Korean ships and selling alcohol and tobacco to Pyongyang in
        breach of U.S. sanctions.
        
        "The destructive U.S.' tactics, pursued beyond the framework
        of the U.N. Security Council and its 1718 Sanctions Committee
        (related to North Korea), is only able to undermine the
        progress, which has been made recently towards the settlement,"
        Russian Foreign Ministry said.