Trump's only option is to forge friendly ties with China, Russia: Analyst

The US President Donald Trump must cooperate with Russian and Chinese leaders to de-escalate tensions in the Korean Peninsula and other parts of the world, says a political analyst in Washington.

The North Korean problem will be easily resolved if Trump works with Russian President Vladamir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, said Mike Billington, an editor with the Executive Intelligence Review.

Washington must seek the help of Moscow and Beijing to end the “British imperial design for constant war, perpetual warfare, perpetual division of the world, divide and conquer,” Billington told Press TV on Wednesday.

On Tuesday, North Korea fired missiles and the US and South Korea held a retaliatory missile drill escalating tensions.

The exchange of missiles prompted Russia and China to urge them to exercise restraint.

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This is while, Trump is scheduled to meet world leaders at the G20 summit in Germany on Friday and Saturday.

On Wednesday,…

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