FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/UN: “The Security Council held an emergency meeting on Wednesday [7-5-17] where the U.S. said it would introduce new sanctions against North Korea for launching this week an intercontinental ballistic missile.
The new resolution would focus on tightening and expanding existing U.N. sanctions, diplomats said.
U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley also said the Trump administration would be willing to use military force if punitive restrictions failed to deter North Korea from its plans to perfect a weapon that can hit the U.S.
Diplomats said a draft U.S. resolution or a proposed statement by the council hadn’t yet been put forth. Ms. Haley didn’t offer details of the planned U.S. resolution, but said it would seek to cut off North Korea from major sources of currency, restrict oil flows, constrain maritime activity, and target senior officials in North Korea.
Russia and China united against the U.S. in refuting further sanctions and military actions, sparking a clash between U.S. and Russia diplomats.
Russia’s deputy U.N. Ambassador Vladimir Safronkov forcefully refuted military action or further economic sanctions on North Korea and said both options were ‘inadmissible’ and ‘not acceptable.’ “
-Farnaz Fassihi, “U.S. Seeks New U.N. Sanctions Against North Korea,” The Wall Street Journal online, July 5, 2017 08:27pm