Russia on Tuesday expressed doubt that tough new sanctions on North Korea will be quickly adopted by the UN Security Council, and said any new measure should support efforts to open up talks with Pyongyang.

The United States is planning to circulate as early as Tuesday a draft sanctions resolution in response to North Korea’s sixth and most powerful nuclear test, with Ambassador Nikki Haley pushing for a vote on the new measures on Monday.

Russian Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia told reporters that a vote on Monday would be “a little premature. I don’t think we will be able to rush it so fast.”

Source: AFP