Russia does not violate UN sanctions against North Korea, says Russian diplomat
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un attending a meeting in the far eastern Amur region in Russia on Sept 13, 2023.
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MOSCOW – Russia is not violating United Nations sanctions against North Korea, but is categorically against new restrictive measures on Pyongyang, a high-ranking Russian diplomat told RIA state news agency in remarks published on Sunday.
“Russia, as a responsible member of the world community, strictly adheres to its international obligations towards Pyongyang through the UN Security Council,” Russian Ambassador-at-Large Oleg Burmistrov told RIA in an interview.
“At the same time, we are categorically against the introduction of new restrictive measures.”
The White House on Friday said North Korea recently provided Russia with a shipment of weapons
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin met for a rare summit in September, at which they discussed military matters
North Korea has been under UN sanctions for its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes since 2006.
Those measures have unanimously been strengthened over the years, but the Security Council is now deadlocked as China and Russia push for them to be eased to convince Pyongyang to return to denuclearisation talks.
Mr Burmistrov told RIA that the risk of a nuclear conflict on the Korean peninsula has grown sharply, partially as a result of Washington’s actions.
“The rhetoric of North Korean officials about a hypothetical ‘nuclear conflict’ clearly illustrates the sharply increased risks that are provoked by the United States by drawing strategic assets to the peninsula,” he said. REUTERS
