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Reuters
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Michelle Nichols

U.S. calls out Russia, China opposition to U.N. action on N.Korea

South Korea's Ambassador to the UN Cho Hyun speaks during a Security Council meeting at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, U.S., May 11, 2022. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

The United States called out China and Russia on Wednesday for opposing further United Nations action on North Korea, warning that the Security Council "cannot stay silent any longer" as Pyongyang prepares for a seventh nuclear test.

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield, referred to "two council members" whom she said argued that restraint by the council would encourage North Korea "to stop escalating and instead come to the negotiating table."

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