US to Bear Responsibility for Results of New Anti-Korean Sanctions - Moscow

"MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Moscow is deeply disappointed by the latest US statements on the possibility of new "aggressive" sanctions against North Korea, such intentions create an atmosphere of tension amid signs of dialogue between Seoul and Pyongyang, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told Sputnik.

"The US Administration has once again put in question the labored groundwork for political and diplomatic movement forward [in settling the North Korean crisis]. Thus it will bear the responsibility for the possible outcomes of this," Ryabkov said.

On Wednesday, US Vice President Mike Pence said that the United States would soon roll out its "toughest and most aggressive" round of economic sanctions to ensure the denuclearization of North Korea..."

at https://sputniknews.com/world/201802081061461162-russia-us-north-korea-sanctions/