"We don't doubt" that U.S. could destroy North Korea: Russian foreign minister



News “We don’t doubt” that U.S. could destroy North Korea: Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow welcomes some aspects of Trump's speech, but urges dialogue over "threats" Damin Jung September 20, 2017 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON UN Geneva Russia does not doubt that the U.S. would be able to "do something very destructive" to North Korea, foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with TASS and AP published on Wednesday, in response to President Donald Trump's first speech to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday. "We heard the statements from President Trump about North Korea in the same vein for many times," Lavrov said. "We don't doubt that the United States has capacity to do something very destructive." Russia does not doubt that the U.S. would be able to "do something very destructive" to North Korea, foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with TASS and AP published on Wednesday, in response to President Donald Trump's first speech to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday. "We heard the statements from President Trump about North Korea in the same vein for many times," Lavrov said. "We don't doubt that the United States has capacity to do something very destructive." Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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“We don’t doubt” that U.S. could destroy North Korea: Russian foreign minister

Sergei Lavrov says Moscow welcomes some aspects of Trump's speech, but urges dialogue over "threats"

Damin Jung September 20, 2017

“We don’t doubt” that U.S. could destroy North Korea: Russian foreign minister

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Russia does not doubt that the U.S. would be able to "do something very destructive" to North Korea, foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with TASS and AP published on Wednesday, in response to President Donald Trump's first speech to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.

"We heard the statements from President Trump about North Korea in the same vein for many times," Lavrov said. "We don't doubt that the United States has capacity to do something very destructive."

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