XIAMEN, China – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sept. 5 that imposing tougher sanctions on North Korea over its nuclear missile programme would be counter-productive and said threats of military action could trigger “a global catastrophe”.
Reuters: Putin calls tougher North Korea sanctions senseless, warns of ‘global catastrophe’
This picture taken on May 14, and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 15 shows a test launch of the ground-to-ground medium long-range strategic ballistic rocket Hwasong-12 at an undisclosed location.
