Russia says US, South Korea and Japan prepping for war with North Korea

Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov

Russia's top diplomat accused the US, South Korea and Japan of preparing for war with North Korea. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told a UN news conference that this new military bloc brought together by the United States is building up military activity and conducting large-scale exercises. The US, South Korea and Japan have described their combined military drills as defensive in nature and necessary to cope with growing North Korean nuclear threats.

All of a sudden South Korea's rhetoric "became even more hostile towards Pyongyang", Lavrov said. "In Japan as well, we hear aggressive rhetoric" and it is seriously talking about setting up NATO infrastructure with US assistance. Lavrov said the objective of the military bloc is clearly stated: "They're preparing for war with the DPRK," the initials of North Korea's official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

The Russian minister said the US and its Asian allies have also been talking about developing their cooperation. "It is quite wishy-washy the way they phrased it, but they said something like nuclear-related cooperation," Lavrov said.

This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever