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Putin:
North Korea will ‘eat grass’ before giving up nukes

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian ey told an emergency U.N.
President Vladimir Putin Security Council meeting
on Tuesday condemned Monday that the United
North Korea’s latest nucle- States wants a new U.N.
ar test, but also warned resolution with tougher
against using military force sanctions adopted by
against the country, calling Sept. 11.
it a “road to nowhere” that Nebenzia said he hasn’t
could lead to a “global seen the draft resolution
catastrophe.” and told reporters Haley’s
Russia condemns North deadline is “a little prema-
Korea’s nuclear test as ture” especially since the
“provocative,” Putin told a Security Council was on a
televised news conference visit to Ethiopia and isn’t
in China. But he stopped scheduled to meet again
short of expressing willing- until Sept. 11.
ness to impose more sanc- He stressed that a military
tions on North Korea, say- option should be “ruled
ing Moscow viewed them out of any discussions.”
as “useless and ineffec- Nebenzia also said the
tive.” U.N. Security Council may
Putin said North Korea’s need “a separate political
neighbors should engage Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaks during his news conference in Xiamen, Fujian province, resolution that stresses di-
with it, not whip up “military China, on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. Putin has called for talks with North Korea, warning against “mili- plomacy rather than sanc-
hysteria.” tary hysteria.” tions.”
“It’s a road to nowhere. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) Asked about a possible oil
Whipping up military hys- embargo or ban on North
teria — this will lead to no tary displays. annihilation” and “step on nese-Russian suspension- Koreans working abroad,
good,” he said. “It could The Russian president, who the path of cooperation.” for-suspension proposal he said:
cause a global catastro- was in China for a summit Russia’s United Nations am- that would halt North Kore- “We wouldn’t like to see
phe and an enormous loss of leading emerging econ- bassador echoed Putin’s an nuclear and missile tests the ordinary people, the
of life.” omies, told reporters that remarks later in the day. in exchange for the U.S. citizens of North Korea, suf-
North Korea conducted its he had remarked to one Ambassador Vassily Ne- and South Korea halting fering for what the leader-
most powerful nuclear test of his counterparts at the benzia said Russia said their joint military exercises. ship is doing.”
to date on Sunday, trig- talks that North Korea “will sanctions against North He told reporters at U.N. “And unfortunately, eco-
gering warnings from the eat grass but will not give Korea aren’t working and headquarters on Tuesday nomic measures that might
United States of a “massive up the (nuclear) program, Moscow wants a new U.N. that Russia would welcome be adopted — they will
military response.” Rattled if they don’t feel safe.” resolution on North Korea other initiatives, saying that definitely fall on the Korean
by the test, South Korea on Putin said it was important to focus more on a political the Swiss have offered me- people themselves, not on
Tuesday conducted live- that all parties affected by solution. diation services and “if that the Korean nuclear or bal-
fire exercises at sea in its the crisis, including North Nebenzia said the only ini- works, I’ll be happy.” listic (missile) problem,” Ne-
second straight day of mili- Korea, not face “threats of tiative on paper is a Chi- U.S. Ambassador Nikki Hal- benzia said. q
UK Brexit chief faces jeering lawmakers during talks

By DANICA KIRKA the negotiations and de- ship and we want that to made on three initial issues: ments, Ireland and North-
Associated Press scribed Britain’s position as happen after the European how much money the U.K. ern Ireland, the chamber
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s “flexible and pragmatic.” Council in October, if pos- will have to pay to leave erupted into laughter and
chief Brexit negotiator As the heckles rose, a lan- sible,” he said. the bloc; whether security still more jeers. Unfazed,
faced a jeering House of guid Davis leaned against Britain wants to persuade checks and customs duties Davis pressed on.
Commons on Tuesday, as the dispatch box and said the 27 other EU nations to will be instituted on the Irish “Nobody has ever pretend-
lawmakers returning from his message to the Euro- start negotiating a future border; and the status of EU ed this would be simple or
summer recess challenged pean Commission had al- relationship that would in- nationals living in Britain. easy,” he said.
government plans to “in- ways been to “put people clude a free trade deal be- Brussels has expressed frus- The opposition Brexit
tensify” talks with the Euro- above process.” tween Britain and the EU by tration on the course of the spokesman, Keir Starmer,
pean Union. “Ultimately, businesses and the fall. talks. argued that “too many
David Davis ticked off citizens on both sides want The EU says those negotia- As Davis argued progress promises” had been made
what he described as ac- us to move swiftly on to dis- tions can’t start until suffi- had been made on citi- about Brexit which “can’t
complishments thus far in cussing the future partner- cient progress has been zens’ rights, financial settle- be kept.” q