The Kremlin justified the veto in the Security Council on sanctions against the DPRK by the interests of Russia

The decision to veto the vote in the UN Security Council on the expert group of observers of sanctions against the DPRK corresponds to the interests of RUSSIA. This is how presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov responded to a request to comment on the situation , reports an RBC correspondent.

The day before, on March 28, the Security Council decided to extend the mandate of a group of experts assisting in the work of the North Korea Sanctions Committee.

13 members of the Security Council voted in favor, CHINA abstained, Russia opposed. Pyongyang has been under UN sanctions since 2006 over its nuclear and missile programs.

“This position is more consistent with our interests. Then there is talk about a group of experts. The questions are related to the fact that we do not agree with the modalities that were formalized in this project,” Peskov explained Moscow’s position.

Speaking before the vote, Russia's permanent representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya accused the coalition of Western countries led by the United States of "an unprecedented policy to strangle Pyongyang." According to him, it includes strict unilateral restrictions, aggressive propaganda and direct personal threats against the DPRK authorities.

According to US Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Robert Wood, after this vote the DPRK will act in conditions of “even greater impunity.” “North Korea is jeopardizing global security through its development of long-range ballistic missiles and its efforts to evade sanctions,” he added.

Recently, Russia has intensified contacts with the DPRK. Thus, at the end of March, the HEAD of the Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin visited Pyongyang, KCNA wrote. The parties discussed the international situation and deepening cooperation. The North Korean delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Economic Affairs of the DPRK Yun Jong Ho also visited Moscow.

Western countries, in particular the United States, accuse North Korea of ​​transferring ammunition to Russia for a military operation in Ukraine . Both Moscow and Pyongyang deny these accusations.