The Russian foreign Ministry justified the supply of oil to the DPRK to bypass sanctions

The Russian foreign Ministry justified the supply of oil to the DPRK to bypass sanctions

In the last three months, since the imposition of UN sanctions against the DPRK, the supply of crude oil, the Russian vessel at least three times transported fuel for North Korea.

This was yesterday, 29 December, in his exclusive article reported Reuters.

The Russian foreign Ministry justified the supply of oil to the DPRK to bypass sanctions

Unknown sources reported to the media that Russia, the second-largest oil exporter and a member with veto power in the UN Security Council, has violated the sanctions adopted by the United Nations.

They reported that, according to naval intelligence and satellite imagery in October and November, the North Korean ships transporting oil directly from Russia back to their country. One of the anonymous sources said that there is no guarantee that the transfer of smuggled oil was under the control of the state.

The Ministry of foreign Affairs of Russia responded to the accusations, assuring that they adhere to the conditions of the sanctions on North Korea in full.

Thus a press-the service reminded that the UN has identified only quotas, but a complete ban on the supply of petroleum products in the country.

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