Russian Diplomat Warns of ‘Apocalyptic’ Scenario on Korean Peninsula

Russian Diplomat Warns of ‘Apocalyptic’ Scenario on Korean Peninsula
Pedestrians walk in front of a large video screen in Tokyo broadcasting a news report showing North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, following a North Korean missile test that passed over Japan on Sept. 15, 2017. TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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A Russian diplomat has warned of an “apocalyptic” scenario on the Korean Peninsula amid rising tensions between North Korea and other East Asian countries.

“A scenario of the apocalyptic development of the situation on the Korean Peninsula exists and we cannot turn our blind eye to it,” Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov said on Monday, Nov. 27 according to the Russian state-run TASS news agency. He delivered his remarks in Seoul, South Korea.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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