EU to impose sanctions against North Korean defense minister over Russia

The new package of EU anti-Russian sanctions will include restrictions on North Korean Defense Minister Kang Sun-nam, as well as a North Korean company, write Euractiv and REUTERS . RUSSIA denies arms purchase from North Korea Kang Sun Nam

The European Union will include restrictions on North Korean Defense Minister Kang Sung-nam in the 13th package of anti-Russian sanctions, agreed on February 21, Euractiv reports.

The package also includes sanctions against Russian transport companies transporting weapons.

Sources told Reuters that one North Korean company will also be subject to sanctions.

Western countries accuse North Korea of ​​supplying Russia with weapons, which it uses as part of its military operation in Ukraine . In particular, John Kirby, coordinator of the US National Security Council for Strategic Communications, stated this last October . South Korea has stated that Pyongyang may sell a new type of tactical guided missiles to Moscow.

Both Russia and North Korea denied the accusations. Pyongyang maintained that it has not supplied and does not plan to supply weapons to Moscow. Russian permanent representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya called the data of The New York Times and Associated Press about Russia’s purchases of “millions of artillery shells and missiles” from the DPRK fake.

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