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.”
Hope this keeps up and makes US sanctions useless on Cuba and Afganistan too lol
- Arelin ( @Arelin@lemmy.zip ) 11•6 months ago
Also Iran. That would be quite the sight. An unhindered Iran might very well bring down the US colony in Palestine and other US proxies in the region.
- Crikeste ( @Crikeste@lemm.ee ) 9•6 months ago
Seems there’s a broad trend of America getting its head pushed under the water. It’s a beautiful sight to see.
- mindlight ( @mindlight@lemm.ee ) 16•6 months ago
So now we have proof that both the sanctions against North Korea and Russia work.
Before the sanctions against Russia there was very little interest from Russia in selling oil to North Korea. Suddenly Russia is all for trading with North Korea even though the Russian economy is booming (at least according to Putin and his friends).
If things were all a-okey in Russia, why would they even bother buying artillery ammunition from North Korea one might wonder.
- matcha_addict ( @matcha_addict@lemy.lol ) 16•6 months ago
sanctions work
Did not realize the goal of sanctions was to strengthen ties between Russia and north Korea, and provide NK with economic relief.
- mindlight ( @mindlight@lemm.ee ) 4•6 months ago
Why would you believe that the sanctions against Russia would in any way include North Korea?
Funny thing, the sanctions against Russia doesn’t include North Korea and the sanctions against North Korea never included Russia.
Happy to help you learn.
- matcha_addict ( @matcha_addict@lemy.lol ) 7•6 months ago
Sorry I’m not following your point
- я не из калининграда ( @imnotfromkaliningrad@lemmy.ml ) 1•6 months ago
two countries trading on the free market™? imagine the horror! —the us probably