Russian Ambassador Oleg Burmistrov said that the Russian Federation is categorically against the imposition of new United Nations sanctions against North Korea. writes about this RIA News.
The diplomat also emphasized that Russia did not violate the already adopted sanctions approved by the UN Security Council.
“The purpose of the decisions, as we see it, was not to punish North Korea, but to encourage it through reciprocal steps, including the easing of the sanctions regime, which is extremely necessary in the context of the difficult humanitarian situation in North Korea.” said the diplomat.
In 2009, the UN Security Council banned arms shipments to North Korea. In 2017, the UN Security Council adopted resolutions banning North Korean citizens from working abroad, as well as a ban on the import of coal, iron, lead and seafood from North Korea, as well as the export of oil and petroleum products to North Korea. UN member states.
October 13 North Korea was threatened We hit a US aircraft carrier in South Korea.
To South Korea on July 24 reached US nuclear submarine USS Annapolis. In North Korea on July 20 in the name The entry of such a submarine into South Korean ports would be a reason for the use of nuclear weapons. In response in Seoul statedHe said the use of nuclear weapons would mean the end of North Korea’s existence.
August 15, North Korean Defense Minister Kang Sun Nam statedThat nuclear war on the Korean Peninsula is inevitable.
September 8 North Korea downloaded A submarine equipped with tactical nuclear weapons was launched into the water.
September 11 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un left He will travel to Russia by train for negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin. On September 13, the two leaders met at the Vostochny cosmodrome.
Previously Kim Jong-un named The Russian Pacific Fleet is the guarantee of security in Asia and the world.