Putin Says Around 40,000 North Koreans Work in Russia, Casts Doubt on Efforts of Military Strike

Putin Says Around 40,000 North Koreans Work in Russia, Casts Doubt on Efforts of Military Strike
This combined photo shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (L) (KCNA via Reuters) and Russia President Putin Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP/Getty Images
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Russia President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that a military strike against North Korea designed to destroy its nuclear and missile program might not succeed because Pyongyang could have hidden military facilities that nobody knows about.

Putin, speaking at an energy forum in Moscow, made it clear he had serious doubts about the military efficacy of such a move, as well as other political and moral concerns.