Lavrov: Tokyo and Seoul will be first to fall victim if there is war on Korean Peninsula

Japan and South Korea, whom the US is trying to involve in provocations against North Korea, will become the first victims if conflict breaks out in the region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned.

"While condemning Pyongyang's nuclear missile adventurism, we cannot but condemn the provocative behavior of our American colleagues," Lavrov said in an interview with Belarusian broadcaster STV. "Unfortunately, they are trying to drag the Japanese and South Koreans in the same direction, who… will be the first victims in the event of war on the Korean Peninsula."

Earlier this week, North Korea carried out its first missile test in two months, firing an ICBM that allegedly can reach the US mainland. The US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, reacted to the test by urging more sanctions against Pyongyang and threatening that "if war comes…...