U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (right) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (file photo)
TASS: Moscow ready to act as mediator between US, North Korea, says Kremlin
Tensions on the Korean Peninsula again flared up in late November when Pyongyang carried out a new missile launch after a 75-day pause
MOSCOW, December 26. /TASS/. Moscow is ready to act as a mediator between the United States and North Korea, but the conflicting sides should give their consent to this, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday.
"Russia is ready if both sides need it and want it," Peskov said. "It is impossible to become a mediator between two parties only if one side seeks so, the will of two sides is needed here. As the exchange of confrontational rhetoric is between Pyongyang and Washington, therefore Russia’s readiness is rather evident to open the way for de-escalating tensions."
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Kremlin: Russia ready to act as mediator for US and North Korea -- CNN
WNU Editor: Russia does not really have that much influence over North Korea. And on the number one issue that is on the table .... nuclear weapons .... North Korea has repeatedly said that their nuclear and missile programs are not up for negotiations. So what is there left to negotiate?
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