Russia has started supplying oil directly to North Korea in defiance of UN sanctions ⠀

“For the past seven years, Pyongyang has had to pay a high premium for the oil products it needs, as it relied on a complex and expensive network of criminal brokers and mid-sea ship-to-ship transfers,” said Go.

“But now, it appears it has secured a steady supply of oil either at a heavy discount or as direct payment for the munitions it is supplying to Moscow,” he added. “That is going to free up resources for North Korea’s armed forces and its nuclear weapons programme.”

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  • matcha_addict
    233·
    8 months ago

    sanctions work

    Did not realize the goal of sanctions was to strengthen ties between Russia and north Korea, and provide NK with economic relief.

    • mindlight@lemm.ee
      714·
      8 months ago

      Why would you believe that the sanctions against Russia would in any way include North Korea?

      Funny thing, the sanctions against Russia doesn’t include North Korea and the sanctions against North Korea never included Russia.

      Happy to help you learn.

    • Auzy@beehaw.org
      513·
      8 months ago

      They’re probably not paying much for the oil though.

      And it is likely an act of desperation

      • matcha_addict
        121·
        8 months ago

        So now north Korea, an economically suffocated country, can get some cheap oil as relief.