Following Trump’s remarks, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said his country would join the U.S. and go to war with North Korea if asked. Turnbull believed that war was not the only answer, and stressed economic sanctions could work as well.
“If North Korea were to attack the United States, as they often threaten to do, there would be a conflict which would be a suicide note from North Korea’s point of view,” Turnbull said. “Kim Jong-un is playing a game of very, very dangerous brinkmanship.”
He added: “If he starts a war, he will lose it instantly.”
China’s Defense Ministry said war was not an option in finding a solution to the growing North Korean crisis. Defense Ministry spokesman Col. Ren Guoqiang told reporters Thursday all parties should exercise restraint and avoid words and actions that escalate tension.
On Thursday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson that any new sanctions against North Korea would be “dangerous.” Lavrov spoke to Tillerson several hours after Trump tweeted that “talking is not the answer” when it comes to dealing with North Korea.
Lavrov told Tillerson that Russia urged all parties to avoid a military solution to the crisis and added that Moscow views any potential sanctions against North Korea as “counterproductive and dangerous.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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