Russian president Vladimir Putin has reportedly ordered troops and weapons to be sent to the country’s border with North Korea as tensions continue to escalate.
Unverified
video footage appears to show a train, believed to be one of three,
loaded with military equipment and headed towards the 11-mile border
between Russia and the secretive hermit state.
Another
video appears to show military helicopters moving towards the Russian
border as well as army combat vehicles moving across rugged terrain.
A
report from primemedia.RU claims: ‘Railway trains loaded with military
equipment moving towards Primorsky region via Khabarovsk have been
noticed by locals.
A
military official added: ‘The movement of military equipment by
different means of transport to southern areas is being observed across
Primorsky region over the past week.’
The movement comes only a day after Russia
and the US clashed at the UN over a UN security council statement,
drafted by the US, which condemned North Korea’s latest failed test.
US
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said: ‘We’re reviewing all the status
of North Korea, both in terms of state sponsorship of terrorism as well
as the other ways in which we can bring pressure on the regime in
Pyongyang to re-engage with us.’
Hwang
Kyo-ahn, the acting president of South Korea, has also called for
security agencies and international regimes to remain vigilant after
North Korea launched a missile into the sea last week.
Comments
Post a Comment