Russia, China Hit Back After U.S. Criticizes Them Over North Korea Crisis

Russia and China hit back at the United States on July 31 after U.S. leaders blamed them for not doing enough to rein in North Korea’s nuclear ambitions.

North Korea over the weekend tested a missile with the capability of hitting the U.S. mainland, prompting Trump to tweet that he was “very disappointed” that China had done “nothing” to help the United States punish Pyongyang.

“China could easily solve this problem,” Trump said, while U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called China and Russia “the principal economic enablers” of North Korea because of their ongoing trade ties.

“We view as groundless attempts undertaken by the U.S. and a number of other countries to shift responsibility to Russia and China, almost blaming Moscow and Beijing for indulging the missile and nuclear ambitions of [Pyongyang],” the Russian Foreign Ministry said on July 31.

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