Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova urged setting an expiration date for sanctions in opposition to North Korea on Wednesday.
Sanctions hinder the socio-economic growth of North Korea and have essentially the most destructive impact on its inhabitants, Zakharova mentioned at a news convention in Moscow in response to a query from Anadolu.
“Russia has been raising at the UN Security Council this issue of the absolute dysfunction, uselessness and counterproductivity of these sanctions with all directness, trying to convey to colleagues the simple idea of the futility of maintaining the sanctions in its current ‘ossified’ form,” she mentioned.
Zakharova mentioned sanctions are suppressing “any incentive to the negotiation process and easing tension around the Korean Peninsula.”
“The sanctions hanging endlessly over Pyongyang are a relic of the past, only those who still think in neo-colonial revanchist categories are interested in preserving them with the goal, as they formulate it — of ‘breaking’ North Korea as a sovereign state — forgetting, that this is a state with a long history of suffering, its own, original state system,” she mentioned.
The spokeswoman argued that sanctions don’t make the scenario within the area safer whereas their abolition would contribute to trust-building.
“Why not start by setting specific foreseeable time horizons for them?” she mentioned. “Substantive steps, accompanied by the restoration of trust, taking into account legitimate interests of the Korean people would be in great demand now.”
Turning to experiences that declare France is making ready to deploy army contingents in Ukraine, Zakharova instructed Anadolu: “We have taken these aggressive statements into account, and we are ready for any development.”
The official emphasised that Russian authorities additionally famous that EU and NATO allies gave a chilly shoulder to statements by French President Emmanuel Macron.
“These statements also caused rejection from the overwhelming majority of French citizens, who do not want to turn into cannon fodder, following the example of Ukraine where the Zelesnkyy regime sacrifices Ukrainians for the sake of the dangerous geopolitical ambitions of the ruling Western elites,” she mentioned.
In February, Macron refused to rule out the potential of sending Western troops to Ukraine — an thought rejected by allies.
Source: www.anews.com.tr