Russia: "Not Disrupting the Current State of the Korean Peninsula Benefits Korea"

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The Russian government claimed that it is in South Korea's interest to restore relations with North Korea and Russia without disrupting the current state of the Korean Peninsula.

According to TASS news agency, Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, responded to a question during a briefing on the 18th (local time) regarding reports that President Yoon Seok-yeol and the instigators tried to provoke conflict on the Korean Peninsula to justify the declaration of martial law.

Spokesperson Zakharova stated, "It is in South Korea's interest to refrain from attempts to disrupt the current state of the Korean Peninsula, to restore friendly relations and constructive exchanges with its closest neighbors, and to avoid worsening the already difficult situation in the region."

While emphasizing the need to investigate all circumstances surrounding the declaration of martial law and verify the truth of various information, she claimed, "South Korea has regularly executed plans to provoke North Korea, destabilize the situation, and then blame or shift responsibility onto North Korea." However, she added that the instability originated from South Korea, and the instability of the situation was due to the United States acting according to its needs, not the South Korean people.

Regarding the South Korean government's imposition of independent sanctions on individuals and entities from Russia and North Korea on the 17th, spokesperson Zakharova said, "The reason is clear. It is to implant false information among the South Korean people that 'the threat comes from North Korea and Russia.'"

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