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Putin urges North Korea talks, says sanctions not working

By KIM TONG-HYUNG on overseas North Korean
Associated Press workers, who are seen as
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — a key foreign currency
While condemning North source for the North.
Korea over its latest nuclear Putin told Moon that the
test, the leaders of Russia North Korean problem
and South Korea seemed should be solved diplomati-
far apart on the issue of cally, according to Seoul’s
stepping up sanctions presidential office.
against the country after a Moon, a liberal who took
meeting Wednesday in the office in May, had initially
Russian port city of Vladivo- showed a preference for
stok. a diplomatic approach on
Speaking after the meet- North Korea, but his gov-
ing with South Korean Presi- ernment has since taken a
dent Moon Jae-in, Russian harder stance as the North
President Vladimir Putin continued its torrid pace in
called for talks with North weapons tests.
Korea, saying sanctions are In an interview with the Rus-
not a solution to the coun- sian news agency TASS on
try’s nuclear and missile de- Tuesday, Moon said he be-
velopment. lieves now is not the time for
Moon had urged Moscow talks and that it is important
to support stronger sanc- for the international com-
tions against North Korea, munity to strengthen pres-
which conducted its sixth Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, poses with South Korean President Moon Jae-in for a photo sure against North Korea.
nuclear test on Sunday in during their meeting at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 6, Seoul’s Defense Ministry on
what it claimed was a det- 2017. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik via AP) Wednesday said the U.S.
onation of a thermonucle- military will begin adding
ar weapon built for missiles to escalation and tensions.” Moon urged Russia to back easing tension on the Kore- more launchers to a con-
capable of reaching the Moon said the leaders stronger sanctions includ- an Peninsula is an urgent is- tentious high-tech U.S. mis-
U.S. mainland. agreed that reducing re- ing the cutting off oil sup- sue,” Moon said during the sile defense system in South
“We should not give in to gional tension and “quickly plies, but Putin expressed news conference. He com- Korea on Thursday to bet-
emotions and push Pyong- solving” the security chal- concern that such moves plimented Putin and the ter cope with North Korean
yang into a corner,” Putin lenges posed by North Ko- would hurt regular North Russian government over threats.
said in a news conference rea’s nuclear and missile Koreans, said Yoon Young- what he said were a variety The deployment of the Ter-
after the meeting, held on program were critical. chan, Moon’s chief press of efforts to find diplomatic minal High-Altitude Area
the sidelines of a confer- Ahead of his meeting with secretary. solutions to the North Kore- Defense system has an-
ence on economic devel- Putin, Moon said the situa- “Myself and President Pu- an problem. gered not only North Ko-
opment of Russia’s Far East. tion could get out of hand tin share a view that North In a telephone conversa- rea, but also China and
“As never before everyone if North Korea’s missile Korea has gone the wrong tion with Putin on Monday Russia, which see the sys-
should show restraint and and nuclear tests aren’t way with its nuclear and before his trip to Russia, tem’s powerful radars as a
refrain from steps leading stopped. missile program and that Moon also called for a ban security threat. q

Leaked UK documents shows thinking on cuts to EU immigration

By GREGORY KATZ about how it plans to cut Nicolas Hatton, a French
Associated Press immigration numbers, so resident of Britain who
LONDON (AP) — A leaked the draft document offers leads a group fighting for
document published some insight into how the the rights of EU nationals in
Wednesday sheds some Home Office hopes to de- the UK, said he was “horri-
light on the British govern- liver on the Brexit promise fied” that Britain is turning its
ment’s plans to cut immi- to “take control” of Britain’s back on tolerance in favor
gration from the European borders. of solutions that will create
Union once Brexit has be- The prime minister told problems for hundreds of
come a reality. Parliament Wednesday it thousands of people.
The draft Home Office doc- is important to keep immi- The 82-page document,
ument published by the gration at a “sustainable” marked “official sensitive,”
Guardian newspaper re- level as she claimed un- does not represent finalized
veals plans to make it much controlled immigration de- government policy and
harder for low-skilled EU presses the wages of peo- has not been approved by
workers to settle in Britain. It ple at the lower end of the ministers. It has been circu-
would also make it tougher income scale. lated among senior gov-
for EU workers in Britain to Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street May also said immigration ernment officials.
bring in family members to to attend the weekly Prime Ministers’ Questions session, in has an impact on access The plans may be changed
join them. parliament in London, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. to service and access to extensively after discussions
It emphasizes the need to (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) infrastructure that must be with Parliament and with EU
put British workers first and grants. to lower immigration lev- controlled. She insisted Brit- officials, who will determine
to judge immigration on Many who backed Brexit els. Prime Minister Theresa ain will still “welcome the how British citizens living
whether it benefits society in the 2016 referendum May’s government has so best and the brightest here and working in EU countries
as a whole, not just the mi- were motivated by a desire far revealed few details to the United Kingdom.” are treated after Brexit. q