President Moon Jae-in has asked Russia to cut its oil supplies to North Korea to put pressure on the regime in response to its sixth nuclear test, but the idea was dismissed by his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

Presidential press secretary Yoon Young-chan said Moon made the request during his summit with Putin in Russia’s eastern city of Vladivostok on Wednesday.

Moon explained to Putin that the U.N. Security Council(UNSC) sanctions on the North should be strengthened to make the regime take the path to dialogue, adding that suspending crude oil to the North is inevitable this time, and asked for the Russian leader's cooperation.

In response, Putin said that despite pressure, the North will not give up its nuclear program for its own security.

He said his country also denounces the North’s nuclear development, but they are concerned that suspending oil supplies to the regime will also inflict damage on North Korean hospitals and ordinary citizens. 

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