„Russia is not helping us at all with North Korea,“ Trump told Reuters in an interview. „What China is helping us with, Russia is denting. In other words, Russia is making up for some of what China is doing.“

Trump‘s rare criticism of Russia came as he commended China for largely complying with international sanctions that are aimed at ramping up pressure on Pyongyang by further isolating the regime that has threatened the US and its allies in Asia with nuclear attacks.