Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev. File photoMOSCOW, Aug 22The United States is preparing to deploy strategic forces near the Korean peninsula if North Korea conducts new nuclear tests, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said. to deploy strategic forces near the Korean peninsula, which will lead to further degradation of the situation in the region,» he said on Monday during video conferences between high representatives of the Russian Federation and ASEAN member states. Patrushev's words are quoted by the press service of the Security Council of the Russian Federation. Provocations by the United States only lead to increased instability in the Asia-Pacific region and could potentially lead to an armed clash, Patrushev said earlier this year. Washington's actions to break down the regional security architecture in the Asia-Pacific region include the creation of new «dividing lines» through the formation of alliances such as the «quadrilateral security dialogue» and AUKUS, pumping US regional allies with modern weapons, deepening territorial contradictions in the South China sea, provocations under the guise of ensuring freedom of navigation, fueling separatist aspirations, he noted.
