Russia has been quietly shipping refined petroleum to North Korea at levels that appear to violate a cap imposed by the UN Security Council, the White House said on May 2. The disclosure came after a UN panel of experts monitoring enforcement of long-standing UN sanctions against North Korea for its nuclear weapons and missile programs was disbanded following Russia's veto of its renewal. "At the same time that Moscow vetoed the panel's mandate renewal, Russia has been shipping refined petroleum from Port Vostochny to [North Korea]," White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters.
Russia Shipping Fuel To North Korea Above UN Cap, U.S. Says
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby (file photo)