MOSCOW: Russia on Thursday rejected a US call to cut ties with North Korea in response to Pyongyang’s launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile. If they are looking for a reason to destroy North Korea, then they should say it straight and the American leadership should confirm it,” Lavrov was quoted as saying. On Wednesday, Washington warned that North Korea’s leadership will be “utterly destroyed” if war breaks out as it called on countries to cut all diplomatic and trade ties with North Korea. The latest threat came after North Korea tested its third ICBM, which it claimed was capable of striking anywhere in the United States. The United States earlier this year pressed for a full oil embargo on North Korea but dropped that demand following resistance from China and Russia.

Source: Pakistan Today November 30, 2017 09:45 UTC