Russia revives oil exports to North Korea as US sounds alarm on more arms sales for Ukraine war
Russia has revived its oil trade with long-time ally North Korea as the Kremlin's war on Ukraine drags on.
Shipments of refined petroleum products were halted in October 2020, but a United Nations report found that they restarted in December and have continued this year, totaling about 67,000 barrels, The report comes amid other signs that the two heavily sanctioned regimes are deepening their cooperation.
US officials have suspected Pyongyang of supplying weapons to Russia, and on Monday the State Department said the US is concerned North Korea is planning to send more weapons. US had confirmed North Korea delivered weaponsIn March, the US sanctioned a Slovakian man who was suspected to trying to sell North Korean weapons and munitions to Russia for its war on Ukraine.
The UN has banned North Korea from selling arms, though it has reportedly provided weapons to Iran, Syria, and Uganda. UN sanctions also limit its oil imports to 500,000 barrels a year, something Pyongyang has found ways around as well. Meanwhile, sanctions are taking a toll on Russian energy profits — last month's oil and gas revenue missed expectations by 30.6 billion rubles. In the face of this, the country has begun
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