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China – Russia veto, sanctions on North Korea are blocked

The United Nations Security Council (UN) began sanctioning Pyongyang in 2006. The latest US-drafted resolution will reduce the amount of oil North Korea can legally import annually for civilian purposes from 4 million to 3 million barrels (from 525,000 to 393,750 tons).

The North Korean sanctions package also proposes to cut refined oil imports from 500,000 to 375,000 barrels. The draft also blacklists the Lazarus hacker group that the US believes is related to North Korea.

The remaining 13 members all voted in favor of the US-drafted resolution.

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A meeting at the United Nations Security Council (UN) on May 11. Photo: Reuters

Meanwhile, China and Russia have expressed support for a non-binding declaration rather than a new package of sanctions on North Korea.

The vote comes a day after North Korea launched three missiles, including one said to be the country’s largest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), following the President’s Asia tour. America Joe Biden.

US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield described the vote as a “disappointing day” for the UN Security Council. “The world is facing a clear and present danger from North Korea. Security Council restraint and silence have not eliminated or even reduced the threat,” said Ms. Thomas-Greenfield. .

Linda Thomas-Greenfield said Washington believes North Korea has carried out six ICBM launches this year and is actively preparing to conduct a nuclear test.

Over the past 16 years, the UN Security Council has steadily and unanimously stepped up sanctions to cut off funding for Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs. . The last time the agency tightened sanctions on Pyongyang was in 2017.

Since then, China and Russia have pushed for the easing of sanctions on humanitarian grounds.

Russian Ambassador to the UN Vassily Nebenzia said at the meeting: “Introducing more sanctions on North Korea is a road to a dead end. We emphasize the ineffective and inhumane nature of the sanctions. sanctions on North Korea”.

Chinese Ambassador Zhang Jun said that additional sanctions will not help and will only lead to negative effects and escalate confrontation. “The situation on the peninsula is evolving as it is now mainly because of US policies and the failure to maintain the results of previous negotiations,” the ambassador said.

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