U.S. accuses China, Russia of enabling North Korea's Kim Jong Un

2022-10-08

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and President Xi Jinping of China have met 38 times as national leaders.Credit...Pool photo by Greg Baker

The United States accused China and Russia on Wednesday of enabling North Korean leader Kim Jong Un by protecting Pyongyang from attempts to strengthen U.N. Security Council sanctions imposed over its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs.

"The DPRK (North Korea) has enjoyed blanket protection from two members of this council," U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said.

The 15-member council met on Wednesday on North Korea after nuclear-armed North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile on Tuesday that soared over Japan for the first time in five years and prompting a warning for residents there to take cover.

After the meeting on Wednesday, nine Security Council members - the United States, Britain, France, Albania, Brazil, India, Ireland, Norway and United Arab Emirates - condemned North Korea's missile launch in a joint statement.

source: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/us-accuses-china-russia-protecting-north-korea-un-2022-10-05/