With the US announcing a new round of sanctions against North Korea on Tuesday, Russian officials faulted the US for its “aggressive rhetoric,” and reiterated their offer to mediate direct negotiations between the two countries.
Russia has made offers and references to them a few times in recent weeks, with North Korean officials having said they believe they need Russia to be at the table for any direct negotiations with the Trump Administration.
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has endorsed that idea, and spoke to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, again prevailing upon him the importance of direct negotiation. Tillerson isn’t perhaps the best target for this, as Tillerson has repeatedly called for such talks, only to be publicly rebuked by the White House for doing so.
North Korea had previously ruled out talks as well, saying they needed a deterrent capability that would allow them to negotiate equally with the US, though in recent weeks, since their most recent missile test, they’ve suggested they have such a deterrent, and are ready for such talks, provided Russia is there.
Russian FM Sergey Lavrov’s absolutely correct in his rebuke to the USG. There can be no negotiations, so long as the Trump Administration continues with its aggressive rhetoric toward the Kim Jong-Un regime in the DPRK.
Additionally, there’s no military solution in the Korean Peninsula, only a diplomatic one. It’s time that President Trump kick out the Trotskyists aka neo-cons, along with the warmongering armchair Generals at the Pentagon and replace them with advisers and Generals who will help him get the negotiations with the Kim regime .. Lavrov had already volunteered to moderate the discussions; but the ball’s in the Trump regime’s court. Let’s get these talks started.
First, replace the generals surrounding him.
I’m going to make a prediction that if these talks do happen and North Korea is rewarded with food, money, and is included and regarded as an equal among all the other nations it will eventually go back on it’s word and continue down a path towards becoming a nuclear state courtesy of America dropping a nuclear bomb on it’s country. Patience is running thin and Trump has the power to end it’s existence. I pray for a diplomatic solution but, it just may be time to remind the world why we’re the super power we indeed are. I hope it never comes to this but, only time will tell.