Speaking after the meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, Russian President Vladimir Putin called for talks with North Korea, saying sanctions are not a solution to the country’s nuclear and missile development. Ahead of his meeting with Putin, Moon said the situation could get out of hand if North Korea’s missile and nuclear tests aren’t stopped. He complimented Putin and the Russian government over what he said were a variety of efforts to find diplomatic solutions to the North Korean problem. Putin told Moon that the North Korean problem should be solved diplomatically, according to Seoul’s presidential office. The deployment of the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defence system has angered not only North Korea, but also China and Russia, which see the system’s powerful radars as a security threat.

Source: National Post September 06, 2017 06:48 UTC