US diplomats rejected calls by other members of the UN Security Council to have debates on the sanctions against North Korea in light of diplomatic progress. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo insisted that all sanctions must remain exactly as they already are until North Korea completes its promised denuclearization.
Russia and China have both suggested recently that the progress in talks may justify some easing of sanctions. Ambassador Nikki Haley accused the two nations of not being “good helpers” on the diplomatic efforts by proposing sanctions relief before the US wanted it.
Pompeo was also pushing the UN Security Council to agree to impose more resolutions against North Korea to end “violations” of sanctions that the US believes are being carried out by ships from China and Russia.
Earlier this week, Russia’s Ambassador to North Korea, Alexander Matsegorra, said that it was “obvious” progress has been made already to bring North Korea into compliance with some UN resolutions, and that this should lead to adjustments of the sanctions.
The US has suggested that completing the denuclearization will take several years, and while they are content to just keep the sanctions as they are, or worsen them,in the meantime, it does not appear that Russia or China are.
1. There is no such thing as US diplomats.
2.When is the USA going to denuclearize? It is the big danger to the world by its aggression.
We said there would be no preconditions for the talks between Kim and Trump to take place. What we didn’t say was that we will demand those conditions be completely met immediately after those talks take place. Plus we demand that the violations of the ongoing sanctions by Russia and China cease and desist. Now why wouldn’t anyone trust us?
Hmmm. No peace treaty? One would have thought disarmament came after the threat of war had passed, not before.
At this point, North Korea going full Eurasia may be the only guarantor of peace. S-400s in North Korea would check THAAD.