Trump tells Putin not to escalate Ukraine war in first phone conversation after winning elections
During the phone call, Trump also reminded the Russian President of US military's presence in Europe.
Russia has always favoured a civilized way to settle all disputes, including the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue, said President Vladimir Putin on Thursday.
North Korea should not be cornered or intimidated, he said at a meeting of Russian thinktank Valdai Discussion Club here, although Russia condemns Pyongyang’s nuclear tests and adheres to UN sanctions, Xinhua reported.
Whether someone likes or dislikes North Korea, it is a sovereign country, Putin noted, according to an official transcript of his speech.
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“We are firmly convinced that even the most complex knots — be it the crisis in Syria or Libya, the Korean Peninsula or Ukraine — must be disentangled rather than cut,” he said.
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