Russia opposes North Korea sanctions

[Coventina]

Source: CNN

MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) -- Nearly a week after North Korea ignored international warnings and launched a long-range rocket, a Russian official said Thursday that Moscow opposes new sanctions against the communist nation.

"There is an idea of a tough resolution stipulating new sanctions against North Korea. We do not want that," Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko said at his televised weekly briefing.

The U.N. Security Council convened Sunday, just hours after the early-morning test, but took no action, despite calls for tighter sanctions against Pyongyang.

NATO's North Atlantic Council condemned the launch Thursday, saying it violated Security Council resolutions 1695 and 1718.



Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/09/north.korea.russia.sanctions/

[ConcernedCanuk]

1. The World already knew that Russia and/or China would oppose sanctions

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So why did the USA, the most aggressive nation in the world ever think that we care what they think?

USA shoulda brokered some peace talks quietly instead of blustering away

USA has NOT made anything better by their response to North Korea's launch

not that I expected much . .

once a bully . . .

yeah . .

(sigh)