World War 3: Russia warns North Korea situation 'on edge' as Kim Jong-un prepares army
A Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman accused the US of using the same open threats as North Korea which could escalate to war and the deaths of thousands of people. Kim Jong-un’s has ordered the North Korean army to “be ready to strike at all times”, meanwhile the US Defence Secretary has said the American military will “defend the country from an attack, for us that is war”. We [the ministry] have repeatedly said that the situation is on edge. ," Zakharova said, adding that if war breaks out, it will be a collapse "on the global scale with complete violation of international law." Speaking about the escalated tensions, Maria Zakharova, from the Russian foreign ministry, said: “We [the ministry] have repeatedly said that the situation is on edge.
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“But despite this, we hear both the rhetoric of Pyongyang and the statements coming every day from Washington. “The paradox is that they are identical. It is an open threat of use of force from both sides.” Ms Zakharova added that if war breaks out, it will be a collapse "on the global scale with complete violation of international law”. Russia has been one of North Korea’s very few allies since the Cold War and the nations shares a narrow border near the port town of Vladivostok.
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We [the ministry] have repeatedly said that the situation is on edge Maria Zakharova
Ms Zakharova continued: ”If people in 2017 do not understand what the threat of nuclear weapons is, that it is a threat to the entire world, then what are we talking about?" Her comments come as Kim Jong-un claimed he will “watch the actions of the US a little bit more” after the Donald Trump promised “fire and fury” on the hermit kingdom if it threatened US citizens again. The tyrant reportedly said: "The United States, which was the first to bring numerous strategic nuclear equipment near us, should first make the right decision and show through actions if they wish to ease tensions on the Korean peninsula and prevent a dangerous military clash.” The North Korean regime had threatened to fire intermediate range missiles to within 20 miles of the US Pacific island of Guam, prompting Trump to warn that the US military was “locked and loaded” if the secretive state acted unwisely.