Russian lawmaker: US bigger threat than N. Korea

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Last Updated : Apr 14 2017 | 10:22 PM IST
A senior Russian lawmaker says the US is a greater threat to global peace than North Korea.
Konstantin Kosachev, the head of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the upper house of Russian parliament, said today "the most alarming thing about the current US administration is that you can't be sure if it is bluffing or really going to implement its threats."
He says "America objectively poses a greater threat to peace than North Korea," adding that "the entire world is scared and left guessing if it strikes or not."
Kosachev says there is a "small hope" that President Donald Trump's administration would listen to warnings from Russia and China not to use military force against nuclear- armed Pyongyang.

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First Published: Apr 14 2017 | 10:22 PM IST

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