US accuses Russia, China of providing ‘Blanket Protection’ to North Korea

The United States' U.N. ambassador, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, speaks at U.N. headquarters, Sept. 27, 2022. During an emergency U.N. Security Council session on Friday, she called North Korea's 59 ballistic missile launches this year "appalling." (Photo: AP)

WASHINGTON: The United States criticized China and Russia at the U.N. Security Council on Friday for providing “blanket protection” to North Korea after Pyongyang launched a series of missile tests.