By Simon Denyer Simon Denyer Tokyo bureau chief covering Japan, North Korea and South Korea. Email Bio Follow May 25 at 12:40 AM TOKYO — There is no doubt North Korea violated United Nations Security Council resolutions by testing ballistic missiles earlier this month, national security adviser John Bolton said on Saturday, adding that President Trump is determined to maintain sanctions pressure on the regime until it backs down.
North Korea conducted two sets of missile tests earlier this month, with Bolton describing them as “close-range ballistic missiles,” as well as “more standard SRBMs, short-range ballistic missiles.” UN Security Council resolutions, including Resolution 1695, specifically prohibits North Korea from launching any ballistic missiles, he said, adding: “I know that because I wrote it.”
“I think the prime minister and the president are going to talk about making sure the integrity of the UN Security Council resolutions is maintained,” he said. “The president’s opened the door to North Korea, and we’re just waiting for them to walk through it,” he said. Facing North Korean stonewalling, Bolton said he welcomed Abe’s recent offer to hold unconditional talks with Kim Jong Un.
Abe had spoken about the abductees almost every single time he spoke with Trump on the phone or in person since Trump took office, Bolton said. The U.S. president raised the issue with Kim several times in Hanoi, and recommended he talk to Abe directly.
You don’t say? Hmmmm
Meh - don't worry. Trump said that after his talks with Kim, Kim is no longer a threat. It's that easy.
Well doesn’t sound like what Trump is saying which is the touch of this incompetent Administration. Chickens with their heads cut off. No one knows a thing because this dictator is spewing at the mouth
Bolton is a poor human being...typical Trump minion...
Imagine that
Omg, Bolton likes UN resolutions when it helps him plan a new war.
And you are Hell vent on attacking Iran
Start looking fo a new job, buddy
What else is new. He just got the memo I guess.
Sorry, but shouldn't everyone be more concerned with the traitorous words and actions of trump?! Surely Bolton is doing his best to create a war for his president.
The awakened caterpillar has Bolton flummoxed and reacts to Trumps irrational mumblings.
rleas Why should they when they’ve already gotten to see this administration’s belly?
Seajay603 Chicken hawk draft dodger Bolton can kiss my Boston ass
But he doesn't believe in UN
Has he talked to his boss lately? Or does he just consult with the little creatures that live in that hideous moustache? I see a revolving door in his future.
People forget Trump plays 12D chess.
Wow what a surprise!
Trump ain't worried!
But what about the Trump & Kim love affair?
Ya your Israeli lover is respecting all UN resolutions.
But but charliekirk11 says trump brought peace to North Korea.
bolton to get the iran treatment but isreal need not comply with anything at all
Here we go again! The military-industrial complex is hungry.
Whay are you going to do about it you war mongering walrus. North Korea played your boy Trump like a fiddle. Stupidest administration in American history.
Bolton must go
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AmbJohnBolton is war mongrel he would start war just to say I don't like the way you look. He knows ZERO about war everything about 'protecting American interests' whch is BULLSHIT. Iran has done not one thing wrong except put up with the abuse from trump and SA.
Bolton is talking about Trump’s boyfriend
Does anyone in this Administration talk to each other? Nobody ever has a united message and Trump is so easily played a rock could get over on him .
Since when does the US abide by UN?
Sounds like realDonaldTrump got played
So it was NK, not Iran - they were just confused.
Bolton wants 2 wars; Iran and NK. But DerangedDonald says he has a great relationship with NK leader, aka Rocketman.
It’s all that StableGenius
Has thete ever been a war that Bolton didn't like?
That’s not what your president is saying, dummy!
But he misses the point - Trump says he and Un are in love, which should gain Trump support from the KBGT community.
Bolton may look like the Lorax but he doesn’t speak for the trees.
Sounds like Bolton is describing what Trump is doing to our democracy
Isn’t Trump refusing to talk with Democrats a bit illegal? He does have a job description. And he is not doing his job-unless his job is only golfing, tweeting, ranting at rallies, and generally complaining & whining & attacking individual Americans.
Well, we only had the stable genius for it. They ran circles around him and now you all look like fools.
Bolton is a war hawk. Stop reporting his words as facts.
Well then, run to UN John and get them to let you...yeah, that's not gonna work. OK, John, get in a time machine, go back to 2001, and tell your self back then not to be such a dick, u may need UN in future
His boss is in love with their leader, though, so it’s all good.
But I thought trump had North Korea under control
Lolol duh
AllThePresidentsMorons
Someone is not getting his messages returned. Poor John. He is such a misunderstood Nazi.
BOLTON IS A WARMONGERING IDIOT WHO IS BENT ON STARTING WW3 AND HAS BEEN FOR YEARS GOING BACK TO WHEN HE WAS IN THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION!
Bolton is in violation of the human race.
That’s pretty much their forte. They have been at it for a long time.
Captain Obvious
Lol.bunkers going to be needed.
Hold the Nobel
Gee really? Well, golly. Who could have saw that coming? Certainly not the greatest president since Abe Lincoln. After all that praise he gave them, this is the thanks he gets. 🙄
Who knew?
Bolton is Way Past his, 'Due by Date' 6/27/1967 His ideas are moldy 💭 Tehran does tend to hide 'minor?' details of their operations. We've been watching them for years and they haven't blown anyone up!
You are not the police for the world. If countries are not playing by the rules..they are following your lead, cunty.
So much winning or whining ?
How long before “Fire and Fury” comes back?
North Korea has been doing that for decades! You just realized it Bolton? Lmao
This isn’t news...they have been doing this for decades!! Bolton needs to talk to Kim’s bff trump
While this administration is violating the Constitution and refusing talks, storming out of meetings, and can only deal with “one track” at a time. Your point is?.....
Nobel Peace Prize
Silly Bolton. Its all about beautiful letters. When will he learn?
War instigator
Did anyone seriously think Kim would give up NK's weapons programme for the promise of a Trump Beach Hotel (even with the promise of his very own penthouse)?
JohnBolton is just 'trigger happy' & egging on/poking at NorthKorea FACT 😠
Another Trump FAIL
Cut your mustache before you talk maybe you do better
I thought we wanted out of the UN.
Nuclear holocaust- 💥 trump supporters- yeah but we owned the libs though.
Warmongers Bolton & Pompeo are trying to start a war, which I pray it doesn't happen, in order to divert off traitor Trump treasonous crimes.
so what happened to the 'love fest'...love em an leave em?
Bolton isn’t happy unless he’s getting young people killed.
Shitler is pardoning war criminals.
No shit 🕵️♂️
But Kim is trump’s bff. How can this be?
Do they give a fuck? Nooooo
Oh for god's sake, someone tell AmbJohnBolton you can't start wars in two places at once......... I don't care how much of a distraction realDonaldTrump needs 😡
Bolton has been horny for a war for Iran for all 10,000 years he has been alive. This cannot happen! phonywar2019
So much for that personal relationship BS Trump brags about. Kim and his ilk are making Trump , Pompeo and Bolton look like suckers.
N Korea who he wanted a peace prize for.
North Korea is having a belly laugh at Bolton and that other fat dude. Oh, Pompeo.
And?
You mean N Korea Trump protege’
If only there was some sort of resolution in place. If only.
Ya think?!
You mean the honeymoon is over?
Wait... You're talking about one of Trump's lovers here.
but they’re our fiends now
Bolton is refusing his medication.
I thought Trump and Kim loved each other. Must have bed. Mistaken on that.
He must be mistaken, his boss told me everything was solved.
So is Israel, but *crickets* from the US on their grand land theft and ethnic cleansing.
OMG - Quelle surprise!
President Dump is telling a diffrent story😂😂😂
Bolton is a warmonger
Don’t worry trump and kim Jong Un are in love.
What does the U.N. have to say about the U.S. murdering migrant children.
But...L'il Kim and Trumpelthinskin...are they still lovers?
Bolton is a nut...
Also in the news, the sun rises in the east. What, the extremely stabile genius can’t bully his way out of this one?
The only thing this walrus is getting halfway right. NK is NOT a friend. Act like it.
Is it possible that this was (gasp) Kim's intent all along? Another one of trump's unrequited authoritarian loves? 🙄
Kim probably has Donald’s permission to violate UN resolutions. You better check with your boss ?
This should come as no surprise to anyone. Dumb Donnie never had a chance.
I would not talk to Bolton either.
Trump and Admin are violating every rule....What is Bolton's problem?
How many war fronts can he create? I’d say his reign has proven no positive results. What a surprise
Jung Un is busy having viral sex with Trump! They’re in love! Can’t talk now!
So trump still doesn't get the Nobel? What an arrogant fool.
Will somebody get this fool some toy soldiers to boss around please?
AmbJohnBolton & SecPompeo are a threat to the security & safety of this country. Theyre reckless, shooting off their mouths w/o the process of thought. The CORRUPTION of this admin boils down to either greed or stupidity. These idiots will get us into war resistance fugop
Get this guy out of this office he is a danger to everyone.
'Mustache' and 'Derange Donny' just can't wait to go to war with anybody so the big weapon companies can make $$$$
Blockade is next.
So bombing N Korea? Warmonger
How is this such a surprise?
Wow, if only someone had warned Trump that his lover would cheat on him! Who Knew?
Send warships and troops then. It's working with Iran.
Sending love letters... 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Pornstache fomenting war.
Bolton needs to keep his mouth shut! No fighting! Please!
“...refusing talks...”. Sounds familiair, doesn’t it?
Calling Dennis Rodman
Who can take him seriously with that thing under his nose?
So he wants what? A nuclear war? He should be the first person to be sent to the front lines, the jerk!
Bolton is a warmonger.
I wonder what will be the forth country that is refusing to talk to USA? I guess I’ll find out next week!?
Serious question...has he informed realDonaldTrump about it? Just ensuring he gets the memo!
BRAHAHAHAHA!
Bolton never saw an opportunity for war he didn’t like
I was drafted into the Army I pay taxes. I haven't filed bankruptcy to screw creditors. I don't have 5 kids from 3 baby mamas. I don't bang porn trash. I didn't settle with the gov for housing discrimination. I've owned no casinos in corrupt Atlantic City. I hate Putin Thanks
AmbJohnBolton does not believe in international law or UN Security Council Resolutions. Therefore, his comment is hypocritical. antonioguterres UN
Not to worry, Kim 'knows that I am with him & does not want to break his promise to me, Deal will happen!” Trump May 4 2019
But trump likes Kim! Kim’s a good guy, right?
This guy must have THE smallest penis in the world
He will be fired by his boss, very soon.
More wag the dog from “ Yosemite Sam”
Lol
Goodbye any kind of anti nuke deal. And Trump is such a wonderful negotiator?
Because trump was so “tough” on them.
John Bolton is a warmonger.
Says the man who would rule the world in his own image.
Congratulations realDonaldTrump
Bolton really, really, lusts for war.
He’s a violation just by representing the country.
No, that can't be right. Trump and Kim King un are in love.
Refuses to talk
Also, water is wet.
We need to get rid of Bolten. He overdramatizes everything and seems to think was is always the answer. A dangerous man.
But, but, trump is in love with Kim......what to do, what to do.......
Bolton has plenty of threats for other countries...
But Wait! I thought that Trump and Kim were in 'Love'. Is this what happens 'when a Love affair is over.'
Oh my God the Washington Post has something else to complain about
Seriously, John? Thought Trump ad KIm Jong Un were in love Thought Trump was a 'great negotiator.' Guess not
Bolton is a war monger!
He will not be happy until we are involved in another war.
But..but..Kim and Trump were “in love”. Didn’t think Kim would do his Boo like that..
Another war for Bolton
Awe...go talk to your boss, he has a wonderful relationship with kimmy. 🙄
Shocking. And you were expecting what, exactly? This is what we get when we hire unqualified imbeciles to run the country.
Why haven’t your moved a carrier to that region too?
And the surprise here is...
I’d rather listen to the awful music of Michael Bolton than this war monger.
Doh!
Bolton's mustache is a violation of UN protocols!!!
Winning.
Bolton had his chance to go to war and he chickened out.
Can’t say we didn’t try
Oh I am sure Trumpty Dumpty can call his BFF up, you know the one who wrote him a love letter, and it will all get fixed. realDonaldTrump --wondering how much longer it will be before AmbJohnBolton 'resigns' and you wish him well?
Bolt-on’s mustache has taken a life of its own!! The mustache is now talking war!!
Blah blah blah
Go figure.
Idiots...🇺🇸
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Yeah Trump hires only the best. Bolton is a lunatic.
There's nothing you can do about it. Yet, you're ready to go to war against Iran, a country that fully adhered to the terms of the nuclear agreement. Bully!
That’s so unlike them. Nobody could have known this would happen.
So what, America is violating multiple UN Resolutions and doesn’t care.
But, but... realDonaldTrump told us Kim was his great friend. How can this be?
What? You mean The Clown President's 'read' on his pen pal lover Kim Jong-Un might be wrong? This has to be Fake News.
Bolton complaining about anyone violating un resolutions is massively ironic
But, but... There were love letter and peace coins...
Really, don't think most American are surprised. So much for Trumps statement that we don't have to worry about North Korea anymore he has it covered. What a joke this administration is.
Bolton wants a war. Doesn’t matter if it is with Iran, NK or Venezuela.
🤪so shocked! Didn’t someone submit Trump for Peace Prize for that love affair?🙄
'Dialogue between the two countries will never be resumed unless the United States changes its “calculation,” foreign ministry spokesman told the Korean Central News Agency, “and the further its mistrust and hostile acts toward the DPRK grow, the fiercer our reaction will be.”
THEY NEVER AGREED to those 'resolutions'. And they are NOT refusing talks, only Bolton's formulation of all-or-nothing which is not a realistic proposal from the start!
There's no reason we can't contain them like we the old Soviet Union. Going to war would be disastrous and pointless
What about the beautiful love letters between Kim and Trump?
Instead of gaslighting American citizens, deception, lies and distractions. Almost no policy or administrative work is being accomplished. Meanwhile, Mayor Pete PeteButtigieg 🇺🇸 2020 actually has answers, discussions, and respect for all citizens and those seeking a path.
Maybe the penny is starting to drop with these idiots! North Korea played Tr🍄mp like a fiddle & got the World recognition it’s craved for decades! Past Presidents knew this & avoided high profile talks! Tr🍄mp is a idiot & KJU is laughing at him! realDonaldTrump so gullible!
We have the stable genius to thank for this predicament. Trump was never been capable of negotiating on the world stage - EVERYONE knows that - including Kim & Putin. Trump’s been played in the worst way possible. America loses because he is a LOSER.
And he is also a pos traitor
Look at yourself first !
Bolton is a warrior person!! This man is dangerous for US!!
Bolton itching for a third war.
I thought in the age of trump, we didn't give a fuck what the UN said. But I guess when we can go to war, we are all about the UN.
But Trump loves Un! Say it ain’t so John Bolton! Trump and his administration have no clue to what they are doing and the American people are the ones paying the price!
NK is doing what Beijing is telling them and China is fighting for its survival because the cow is refusing access to the economic tit. If Chinese are so intelligent why did it take for the West to show up and save their economic asses? That’s why they steal technology!
So now he wants war with them?
No state have ever violated UN resolutions as much as Bolton beloved Israel but its fine of course because they’re good partners in conspiring and in bloody wars.
Bolton is on Trump’s shit list about NK so he has to make a show.
Predicting either a missile or nuclear test this weekend while Trump is in Japan.
Welcome to Reality Bolton! This was ALWAYS going to be the outcome with NorthKorea. kim CAN'T give up his nukes, he's a AuthoritarianRuler, whose ONLY desire in life is to REMAIN leader, & ensure his child will follow HIM to power! Trump was STUPID to think otherwise!
Gee. Who could have seen this coming.
War monger. We're not getting involved in your ullshit smoke and mirror show.
Nukes are the one and only thing that give North Korea power and relevance. They were never ever ever ever going to give them up. Ever.
Bolton is a war monger and needs to get away from realDonaldTrump!!
Nah really? Who would have thought....?
Well John we all tried to tell you NK would screw you in the end. Same thing every time with you
Who cares, we have an asshole president, who goes on a trip because he wasn’t allowed to have a military parade on Memorial Day ... seriously private bone spurs ..... time for you to go, remember though NEW YORK is waiting to subpoena you and put you in jail for evasion !!!
it's OK - the stable genius has got the big envelope, so it's all good..
When has the trump regime ever respect the UN resolution.
it's so ridiculous with this guy, coup fails in Venezuela and Iran isn't falling for provocations so he's back on North Korea, I wonder how much Military Industrial Complex is paying him
No shit, captain obvious
Mission Accomplished
But but but.... winning and noble peace prize and stuff 🤷🏻♂️
Bolton needs find some other way to get his d*ck hard and quit endangering the US and it’s service members.
He is just looking to provoke a fight! He is a moron!
We should attack them when we’re done fighting Iran.
And USA how many times violated UN resolution? Cmon man.
Because he, and the rest of the Trumpian dumbasses, allowed NK to have a relationship with Russia. Now Un has a new protector in Putin because Trump fucked up.
Is Kim not whatssapping Don anymore?
Another coin perhaps?
Did he purposely wait until Trump was out of the country to say this?
Well duuh! But Bolton's face is in violation of many resolutions, so what !
Love letters.
Trump and Kim broke up Awww how sad.
Thanks Captain Obvious
Is the love affair over? Sad.
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