WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on North Korea (all times local):
11:55 a.m.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in has told Russian President Vladimir Putin that the United Nations Security Council should seriously review cutting off oil supplies to North Korea.
In a 20-minute phone call with Putin, Moon also urged the U.N. Security Council to review measures to cut off sources of North Korea’s foreign currencies, including banning countries from importing North Korean workers.
That’s according to a statement released by Moon’s presidential office. The office said Putin told Moon that North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs threatening international peace and security, but emphasized finding a diplomatic solution.
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11:30 a.m.
President Donald Trump has spoken with South Korean President Moon Jae-in Monday for the first time since North Korea’s recent nuclear test.
According to a statement from South Korea’s presidential office, Moon and Trump agreed to remove the limit on the payload of South Korean missiles in response to the North’s nuclear test. They also both agreed that the latest test was a grave provocation that was “unprecedented.”
South Korea said Trump also reaffirmed an ironclad commitment to South Korea’s defense, and the two countries agreed to seek stronger U.N. sanctions against the North. The two leaders spoke for approximately 40 minutes by phone.
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10:34 a.m.
President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak with South Korean President Moon Jae-in Monday amid intensifying tensions with North Korea.
The call comes as the U.N. Security Council is holding its second emergency meeting in a week about North Korea after the country said it detonated a hydrogen bomb underground Sunday.
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Sunday said the U.S. will answer any threat from the North with a “massive military response.”
Trump has also threatened to halt all trade with countries doing business with the North, a veiled warning to China. He also faulted South Korea for its “talk of appeasement.”
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