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BBC: North Korea: Russia accuses US of goading Kim Jong-un
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accused the US of seeking to provoke North Korea into stepping up its nuclear missile programme.
He rejected a call by the American envoy to the UN Security Council to sever ties with the North after its latest ballistic missile test.
Russia argues sanctions do not work and advocates negotiations instead.
The US has warned that North Korea's government will be "utterly destroyed" if war breaks out.
On Wednesday, the North tested its first missile in two months, saying the continental US was now within striking distance.
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WNU Editor: Kim Jong Un has been pushing his nuclear program hard-core long before President Trump even announced himself as a candidate for President two years ago. Lavrov's blaming President Trump for North Korea's nuclear program is a big stretch.
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