The Russian Foreign Ministry announced the escalation of tension on the Korean Peninsula. The source of the current aggravation of the situation is the provocative steps of the United States and its allies, the statement says.
It is clarified that US actions are aimed at escalating military activity in the region, including drawing in NATO infrastructure, increasing the level of military preparations, increasing maneuvers and exercises in close proximity to the borders of the DPRK, including with a nuclear component. Previously, the media wrote that US authorities do not rule out an armed conflict between Pyongyang and Seoul.