Russia responded directly to the mounting war of words between the U.S. and North Korea on August 11, with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov saying that the wiser and stronger will make the first move to deescalate tensions.
Newsweek: Russia weighs in on Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un’s war of words
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov adjusts his spectacles during a news conference with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian following their meeting in Moscow on June 20, 2017.
