FILE PHOTO: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks during a joint statement with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Kiev, Ukraine July 9, 2017. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned on Friday North Korea’s launch of a “ballistic missile of possible intercontinental range,” his spokesman said in a statement.

North Korea fired a missile on Friday that the Pentagon and South Korea military assessed as an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). U.S. and South Korean military officials began discussing military options.

A Russian Defence Ministry official said Moscow’s data indicated Friday’s missile was only a medium-range ballistic missile, Russian news agency Tass reported. Diplomats say China and Russia only view a long-range missile test or nuclear weapon test as a trigger for further possible U.N. sanctions.