People watch a television news screen showing file footage of a North Korean missile launch, at a railway station in Seoul on August 29, 2017. (Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images)

Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov made the statement on Tuesday, following North Korea’s latest missile test.

During a Tuesday phone conversation, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Donald Trump agreed to increase pressure on North Korea. They also shared a common view that China and Russia play a crucial role in resolving the North’s issues. President Trump reiterated the US’s commitments to protect Japan.

South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in called for stepped up efforts on Tuesday to resume dialogue with North Korea. Presidential spokesman Park Soo-hyun quoted Moon as saying that North Korea has made a missile provocation, and so it is necessary to bring about a change in the Korean relations.

Japan’s Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said the Japanese military did not shoot down the missile, calling the test a non threat to Japan.