The Russian Foreign Ministry pointed to the remoteness of the inter-Korean settlement due to pressure on the DPRK.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko, at a meeting with South Korean Ambassador Lee Do-hoon, called the policy of pressure on Pyongyang and the "joint maneuvers" of the South Korean army with the Americans and the Japanese factors delaying a solution to the problem of the Korean peninsula. This was reported on the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry on May 22.

"The Russian side stressed that the ongoing policy of pressure on Pyongyang and South Korea's joint maneuvers with the United States and Japan, including involving a nuclear component, only delay the resolution of the Korean problem," the statement said.

It clarifies that a settlement can be achieved only through peaceful dialogue and negotiations.

In addition, the sides exchanged views on the current state and prospects for the development of bilateral relations, as well as touched upon international and regional agendas.

Korean systems: DPRK ready to deploy 250 missile launchers

A strike by such a grouping would not be able to repel any of the existing air defense or missile defense systems

On April 18, the Army of the Republic of Korea conducted large-scale night exercises and firing near the maritime border with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). It was clarified that they were held about 160 km northeast of Seoul in the coastal county of Koson. In total, about 300 military personnel took part in the exercises.