North Korea Watch: Russia and China Resisting United Nations Sanctions Against North Korea Missile Launches

U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton (L) listens to Japanese Ambassador to the U.N. Kenzo Oshima after a meeting of the U.N. Security Council at the United Nations in New York, July 5, 2006.

AP: China, Russia resist North Korea sanctions

China and Russia resisted an attempt in the U.N. Security Council to impose sanctions against North Korea for its missile launches Wednesday, saying only diplomacy could halt the isolated regime’s nuclear and rocket development programs.

Does this sound familiar? Does the Iran nuclear debate ring a bell?

Will Russia and China EVER support sanctions that the United States and its allies favor

Probably not – they simply love to put a finger in the eye of America.

Japan, backed by the U.S. and Britain, circulated a resolution that would ban any country from transferring funds, material and technology that could be used in North Korea’s missile and weapons of mass destruction programs.

China, the North’s closest ally, and Russia, which has been trying to re-establish Soviet-era ties with Pyongyang, countered that they favor a weaker council statement without any threat of sanctions. Both countries hold veto power in the council, making sanctions unlikely.

But, John Bolton, the U.K. and Japan should force Russia and China to VETO the Japanese resolution. A weaker Presidential statement is unacceptable.

The United States should NOT allow a threat of a veto deter it placing resolutions for a vote. The same applies to the Iran debate.

North Korea, which has proclaimed itself a nuclear weapons state, has said sanctions would amount to a declaration of war. China and Russia are clearly concerned that a U.N. demand for such measures would only make the current situation worse and delay a return to six-party talks. China and Russia are part of the talks along with North and South Korea, the United States and Japan.

An appeasement laden Presidential statement ONLY condemning North Korea will be viewed as a sign of weakness. This will be destabilizing since North Korea will feel emboldened to launch more missiles.

The United Nations Security Council is preparing in a few minutes to meet for a second day.

Stay tuned…….

U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton (R) speaks to members of the media as he is flanked by Japanese Ambassador to the U.N. Kenzo Oshima (L) and British Ambassador to the U.N. Emyr Jones Parry after a meeting of the U.N. Security Council in New York, July 5, 2006.

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