The United States on Wednesday announced sanctions on six individuals and two entities based in Russia, China and the United Arab Emirates, accusing them of channelling funds to 朝鮮的 weapons programmes.
A US Treasury Department statement said the action was taken in coordination with 韓國.
It named the six individuals as Yu Pu Ung, Ri Tong Hyok, Han Chol Man, O In Chun, Jong Song Ho and Jon Yon Gun.
The entities to be hit with sanctions were Alis LLC, based in Vladivostok, 俄羅斯和 UAE-based Pioneer Bencont Star Real Estate.
North Korea will reject any contact with Japan: Kim Jong-un’s sister
North Korea will reject any contact with Japan: Kim Jong-un’s sister
The statement said both firms were subordinate to Chinyong Information Technology Cooperation Corporation, an entity associated with North Korea’s armed forces.
The Treasury Department said Chinyong, which was placed under US sanctions in May 2023, uses a network of companies and representatives to manage delegations of North Korean IT workers operating in Russia and 老撾.
該公告是在 美國 and South Korea this week launched a new task force aimed at preventing North Korea from procuring illicit oil, as a deadlock at the United Nations Security Council casts doubts over the future of international sanctions on Pyongyang.
Years of US-led international sanctions have failed to halt North Korea’s nuclear weapons and missile programmes, and many North Korea watchers and sanctions experts consider the 聯合國 regime moribund, if not already dead.
