The Russian Ambassador did not rule out nuclear testing in the DPRK. According to Matsegora, this is an undesirable scenario.

In the event of such an outcome, responsibility, as the ambassador noted, will lie entirely with the United States and its allies. It was previously reported that the US Navy has deployed three of its aircraft carriers in the western Pacific Ocean. Later it became known that the DPRK fired several cruise missiles towards the Yellow Sea. The U.S. Navy has reported that it has sent three aircraft carriers to the region.