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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  • mindlight@lemm.ee
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    8 months ago

    What question that was never asked did you feel compelled to answer?

    • freagle
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      8 months ago

      Why would they even bother buying artillery ammunition from North Korea

      The question you literally ended your comment with