Dmitry Peskov
Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov declined to comment on reports in the Western media about the fact that the Russian government allegedly decided on the redeployment of military forces to the border with the DPRK. On Friday, April 21, reports RIA Novosti.
“Questions of deployment of troops in the country does not belong to the category public”, — said Peskov.
According to the Agency, informed the British newspaper the Daily Mail wrote that the Russian leader Vladimir Putin gave the order to send additional military forces and equipment on the border with North Korea, fearing flow of refugees in the event of a missile attack on the United States to the DPRK.
The publication cited two videos, which shows the movement of military equipment by rail, as well as the span of the helicopter. It was noted that Moscow was moving troops after reports that China allegedly nominated 150 thousand soldiers on the border with the DPRK.
The situation on the Korean Peninsula in recent days is one of the most intense topics of international politics. It was reported that Washington is ready to launch a preemptive strike on North Korean military targets if Pyongyang decides on yet another nuclear test. In response, North Korean authorities said that in this case, will carry out a pre-emptive strike.
2016 Pyongyang has periodically conducted rocket launches, another took place on 16 April. According to the Pentagon, he failed — a shell exploded almost immediately after launch.