US accuses China and Russia of “encouraging” North Korean missile launches

USA accused China And Russia about “encouraging” missile launches by North Korea by preventing a unanimous response from the UN Security Council on this issue.

US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas Greenfieldaccused “three countries” of “failing to exercise good-faith diplomacy over this threat”: North Korea, “which continues to ignore numerous proposals for dialogue,” and “Russia and China, whose obstructor in the Council is encouraging North Korea to launch ballistic missiles at full impunity.”

“How often North Korea must violate Security Council resolutions before China and Russia cease to serve as a shield for the North Korean regime?” the diplomat asked during the meeting of the Council.

China And Russia They vetoed a resolution imposing new sanctions on Pyongyang last May, and the Council has not adopted a single resolution or statement since, despite numerous North Korean missile launches, most recently this weekend.

Last demonstrations of unity Security Advisor in this regard date back to 2017.

Background

During administration Donald Trump (2017-2021) The United States managed to get the Security Council to unanimously adopt three resolutions with a number of economic sanctions against Pyongyang after nuclear and missile tests.

In a joint statement, nine Council members (including the US, France and Japan), in addition to South Korea, condemned on Monday an “unprecedented number” of missile launches that “threaten not only the region, but global peace and stability.”

“North Korea tests the determination and raison d’être of the Council, and the Council must act,” they assured in the text.

China And Russia They deny responsibility for the North Korean launches, saying they will be in response to joint US-South Korean military exercises. (AFP)