According to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, the United States appears to have wanted to deliberately provoke Pyongyang to undertake "sudden new action".
He pointed out that the last steps on the part of the USA reveal this.
"It seems that everything was done deliberately for Kim Jong-un to lose his patience and to dare to take another precipitous action," stressed the minister.
He explained that in September the US suggested that the next maneuvers would be held only in the spring, that Pyongyang could take advantage of this break and also "not take any sudden action" and that this situation could create a basis for trying to establish the dialogue.
"We were hopeful with this attitude, but suddenly, in October, they carried out extraordinary maneuvers, and then [did others] in November, and announced that in December they will also do it," said the head of the Foreign Ministry in an interview with journalists .
Lavrov added that Americans should "explain to all of us what they seek to achieve." If the US seeks a pretext for the destruction of North Korea, then they have to say it openly, Lavrov believes. "Then we'll decide on our reaction," he pointed out.
The Russian chancellor also stressed that Moscow does not support the idea of tightening pressure on Pyongyang through sanctions. "At its core, pressure with sanctions has run out," Sergei Lavrov concluded.
Earlier, US President Donald Trump said Washington would impose new restrictions on Pyongyang in response to yet another missile test. The US has also called for a North Korean blockade.
North Korea launched the Hwasong-15 missile, which covered a distance of 950 kilometers and fell 210 kilometers off the coast of Japan, on Wednesday morning (30).
Pyongyang has said it now has a means to launch a nuclear charge to anywhere in the United States. Many countries, including Russia, have condemned North Korea's actions.
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