UN Security Council members condemn North Korean missile launch

TL;DR

The missile landed about 200km (125 miles) from Japan’s coast and was reported to have the range to reach the US mainland.North Korea’s foreign minister on Monday accused UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres of siding with Washington and failing to maintain impartiality and objectivity.A senior US official said this month that Washington believes China and Russia have leverage to persuade North Korea not to resume nuclear testing, and US President Joe Biden told his Chinese counterpart last week that Beijing has an obligation to try.Russia’s deputy UN ambassador, Anna Evstigneeva, accused the US of trying to force North Korea into unilateral disarmament though sanctions and force, and blamed the missile tests on military drills by Washington and its allies.For her part, the US ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said it was vital that the 15-member Security Council respond with one voice, accusing Beijing and Moscow of “emboldening” Pyongyang by blocking action."

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