Trump threatens North Korea with ‘severe’ action, warns Russia

US President Donald Trump says North Korea’s latest ballistic missile test will have “consequences,” while launching into a tirade against Russia for supporting Syria.

According to Press TV, speaking at a press conference in the Polish capital of Warsaw on Wednesday, Trump said he was considering a “severe” response to Pyongyang’s “very bad behavior.”

“I call on all nations to confront this global threat and publicly demonstrate to North Korea that there are consequences for their very, very bad behavior,” Trump said, while standing next to his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda.

“I have pretty severe things that we’re thinking about,” added Trump, saying, however, “that doesn’t mean that we’ll do them.”

North Korea announced on Tuesday it had successfully tested the missile, which Pyongyang claimed could “reach anywhere in the world.”

The North, currently under a raft of crippling United Nations sanctions over its military programs, says it will continue them until the US ends its hostility toward the country.

US intelligence agencies said the missile was most likely a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) with an estimated range of 5,500 kilometers (3,400 miles), capable of hitting Alaska.

Trump launches into a tirade against Russia, Iran

During Wednesday's press conference in Warsaw, Trump said Washington and its allies were working to counter Moscow's "destabilizing behavior."

"We urge Russia to cease its destabilizing activities in Ukraine and elsewhere and its support for hostile regimes including Syria and Iran, and to instead join the community of responsible nations in our fight against common enemies and the defense of civilization itself," Trump said.

“We are working with Poland in response to Russia’s actions and destabilizing behavior."

Russia, along with Iran, have been assisting the Syrian government in its fight against terrorist groups wreaking havoc in the Arab country since 2011.

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