All articles tagged "North Korea"
Russia to boost North Korean ties amidst missile tensions 
18 Mar, 12:09 PM 6 comments
Russia intends to boost ties with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Vladimir Putin says, ignoring growing concerns that North Korea may shoot a ballistic missile at the US next month.
Russia downplays launch of North Korean satellite 
27 Mar, 10:33 PM 7 comments
Russia has cautioned against making hasty conclusions about the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's plans to launch a satellite, seen by many experts as a cover for ballistic missile test.
Russia calls on North Korea to halt rocket launch 
27 Mar, 03:50 PM 5 comments
Russia has called on North Korea to respect the tense situation in the region and abstain from launching the “peaceful” satellite that is widely seen as an under-cover missile test.
Russian military say North Korean satellite launch failed 
6 Apr, 12:28 PM 10 comments
Russia has joined the US and South Korean military in claiming that the North Korean satellite, launched on Sunday, never reached its planned orbit.
US demands China and Russia get tough with North Korea 
8 Apr, 12:22 PM 3 comments
US Vice President Joe Biden Tuesday demanded China and Russia get tough with North Korea, threatening the Stalinist state with new sanctions after its weekend missile test.
Russia opposes imposing UN sanctions on NKorea 
10 Apr, 11:08 PM
Russia on Thursday voiced its opposition against imposing UN sanctions on North Korea over its recent satellite launch, saying that such a move could attract inappropriate responses from Pyongyang.
Russia says regrets North Korea’s quitting nuclear talks 
14 Apr, 02:52 PM
Russia regrets North Korea's decision to pull out of six-nation nuclear disarmament talks and has urged the Communist state not to quit negotiations, the foreign ministry said.
Russia’s Lavrov in Korea for nuclear disarmament talks 
23 Apr, 10:25 PM 2 comments
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has arrived in North Korea for talks with government officials after the regime vowed to pull out of nuclear disarmament negotiations.
Russia offers to launch North Korean satellites 
24 Apr, 05:14 PM
Russia is ready to assist North Korea in its further satellite launches, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in Seoul, where he arrived Friday for talks.
NKorea bolsters nuclear deterrence in defiance of UN sanctions 
26 Apr, 05:45 PM 3 comments
North Korea said Saturday it has begun to extract plutonium from spent fuel rods at its main nuclear plant to build up its atomic arsenal in retaliation at the U.N. panel's condemnation of its April 5 rocket launch.
Russia confirms North Korean nuclear test 
25 May, 11:37 PM 7 comments
The Russian Defense Ministry has confirmed North Korea’s report of conducting a nuclear test in the northeast of the country early on Monday.
Russia joins chorus of condemnation for North Korea’s nuclear tests 
26 May, 10:48 PM
Russia joined the US, the EU and China in condemnation of North Korea's reported nuclear test Monday, seen as a violation of UN resolutions.
Russia supports UN resolution against second NK nuclear test 
27 May, 10:47 PM
Russia plans to support a tough UN resolution against North Korea for its second nuclear test, the country's envoy to the United Nations said. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin would not tell Russia's Itar-Tass news agency, however, whether additional sanctions against the Stalinist regime in Pyongyang were discussed at a meeting Tuesday night in New York of the five permanent UN Security Council members and Japan.
Russia and China demand UN response to North Korea nuke tests 
3 Jun, 12:42 PM
Russia and China call for appropariate action to impending crisis on Korean peninsula, as North Korea comes closer to a working atomic bomb
Russia may back economic sanctions on North Korea 
4 Jun, 10:45 PM
Russia has suggested that it may back economic sanctions against North Korea to persuade Pyongyang to scrap its nuclear arms program, while fears grew that the North is about to test another long-range missile.
North Korean leader guides the staging of famous Russian opera 
8 Jun, 01:27 PM 7 comments
General Secretary Kim Jong Il gave artistic input to the staging of "Evgeni Onegin". After learning about the creation of "Evgeni Onegin"he contributed to its creation.
Russia warns of prepared North Korea ICBM launch 
10 Jun, 10:37 PM
Russia has information on North Korean plans to launch a ballistic missile but does not know when it will take place, a senior Russian military source says.
Russia slams North Korea’s belligerent response to UN resolution 
13 Jun, 09:43 PM 3 comments
A senior Russian legislator warned Saturday that further, harsher measures have not been ruled out North Korea does not bow to international pressure and give up its nuclear weapons programme
Russia hails UN sanctions against North Korea 
19 Jun, 10:21 PM
Russia has praised the UN's sanctions against North Korea as well-balanced, while it played down North Korea's belligerent threats, suggesting that its rhetoric may be more menacing than its actual intentions.
Russia says it will destroy North Korean missile if it identifies a threat 
19 Jun, 03:54 PM 7 comments
North Korea is unlikely to fire a missile rocket in the direction of Russia, but if it does, the anti-missile defense system would destroy the missile in seconds, Russia's General Staff of the Armed Forces said Friday, as Japan voiced concerns that North Korea may be preparing for new missile launches.
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