According to the "Reference News" and other ** reports, the United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting on the same day, and the situation at the venue was tense. Before the meeting began, the representative of the United States read out a statement in which 10 countries, including the United States, condemned a series of launches by North Korea, including the recent intercontinental missile launches. At the same time, representatives of the DPRK and Russia joined forces to lash out at the United States.
According to reports, the representative of the DPRK pointed out that their launch was aimed at retaliation, was deliberate and a manifestation of the reasonable exercise of the right to self-defense. The representative of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea believed that the country's security concerns should be taken seriously. The representative of Russia also supported the DPRK, noting that they should not be blamed blindly. The representative of Russia pointed directly at the United States, and pointed out that the large-scale deployment of the American war machine in the peninsula region led to the situation getting out of control. Russia has also criticized the United States for hypocrisy, claiming that the United States keeps saying that it will not take action against North Korea, but in reality their military operations are much like preparing for war.
Recently, the United States has continued its military deployment in the peninsula region, triggering a strong counterattack from North Korea. After successfully launching a rocket to launch a military satellite into space, Kim Jong-un personally witnessed the launch of North Korea's Hwasong-18 intercontinental missile. The launch on the 17th was defined by North Korea as a "launch training", suggesting that the "Hwasong-18" was about to be deployed for operation. This missile has a range of up to 150,000 kilometers, which can completely cover the United States.
The United States, Japan and South Korea were very excited about North Korea's missile launch. However, this time, Russia firmly sided with the DPRK, further demonstrating the strengthening of Russian-DPRK relations. Earlier this year, Kim Jong-un personally visited Russia and was warmly welcomed by Putin. Putin's choice to meet Kim Jong-un at the rocket launch site seems to be sending some kind of subtle signal. Subsequently, North Korea successfully launched a ** rocket, and the outside world speculated that Russia may have provided strong technical support. The United States also suspects that North Korea has chosen to "aid Russia" to solve the Ukrainian problem.
It is worth noting that on the day after the launch of the North Korean missile, South Korea asked China to make a statement. South Korea claims that China, as one of the "P5", has a sense of responsibility and hopes that China will exert its influence to facilitate North Korea's "return to negotiations". South Korea also said it would continue to cooperate with the United States, Japan and other countries on sanctions against North Korea.
In fact, China has made it clear that blindly using military deterrence and pressure is not conducive to solving the problem, but may lead to counterproductive results. On the Korean Peninsula issue, China has done its part. However, it is not China that is causing the situation to deteriorate, but the United States' constant provocations on the peninsula by binding South Korea and getting closer to Japan. Therefore, South Korea should not look to China, but to the United States.