A number of Russian and worldwide media said on Friday Russia was ostensibly building up the strength of its units on the border with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
"We will be reaching out to the Vatican to see if an audience with the pope can be accommodated", White House spokesman Sean Spicer said.
The threat appeared to be a response to comments by Rex Tillerson, the U.S. secretary of state, who said the USA was looking for ways to "bring pressure" on the North Korean regime into giving up its nuclear ambitions.
Other reports suggest there have been military moves by road as well.
Russian Federation is denying reports that it has been moving troops to the border with North Korea amid heightened regional tension, despite contradictory accounts from local witnesses.
One diplomat said it was unlikely the Security Council would be able to resolve differences on the statement.
Following last weekend's anniversary parade that gave North Korea a chance to show off new weaponry, the country has more events lined up next week.
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However, a number of local sources appear to believe the movements are linked to the Korean crisis.
The tensions around the Korean Peninsula escalated in recent months against the backdrop of North Korean nuclear and missile tests in violation of the UN Security Council's resolutions.
"Practically the entire system of air defense forces of the Eastern Military District was engaged in the exercise and about 300 missile launches were held in the course of the drill in combat control over the air defense units and the Air Force", said Alexander Gordeyev, the spokesman.
Russian Federation wanted to include language contained in a previous statement stressing the need to achieve a solution through dialogue, according to council diplomats.
The proposed statement would have demanded that North Korea "conduct no further nuclear tests" and halt missile launches. Instead, it tested a missile Sunday, which was said to have failed. Klintsevich dismissed reports suggesting that Russian Federation was preparing for a possible US attack on North Korea as "speculation".
He called for a "demonstration of responsibility" from all sides to avoid escalation.
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