US accuses China and Russia of blocking UN action on North Korea's missile launches.

The US accused China and Russia of shielding North Korea from any action by the UN Security Council for its intercontinental ballistic missile launches, which violate multiple UN resolutions and jeopardize international aviation and maritime safety. China and Russia vetoed a US-sponsored resolution in May 2022 that would have imposed new sanctions, including on petroleum exports, over a spate of ICBM launches. Instead of new sanctions, what's needed now is renewed dialogue between North Korea and the United States, they said, and they maintained that position on Monday.