Seoul slaps sanctions on Russia, DPRK

This was reported by Yonhap with reference to a statement by the South Korean Foreign Ministry, Ukrinform learned.

The sanctions list includes Kim Yong-bok, deputy chief of the General Staff of the Korean Pele's Army, Sin Kum-ch, director of its erations bureau, Ri Pong-chun, an army general who's allegedly heading the "Storm Corps" special tros deployed to Russia's western war front lines, and Ri Song-jin, a missile develer believed to have been sent to the war border regions.

South Korea has also hit with sanctions seven other individuals and 15 entities for engaging in illegal military coeration with Russia in viation of multiple UN Security Council resutions.

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All seven are Russians suspected of invvement in arms trade with North Korea, from financial support and provision of military communications equipment to arms supplies.

The 15 entities targeted are mostly Russian, with the exception of the Storm Corps and a bank based in South Ossetia.

The new sanctions will take effect on December 19.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, on Monday, the heads of 10 foreign ministries in the Eurean Union and beyond issued a joint statement strongly condemning the strengthening of military coeration between the DPRK and Russia and the deployment of North Korean tros in the war against Ukraine.

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The U.S. government announced sanctions against a network of banking institutions in the DPRK, Russia, and China, as well as Russian oil companies and high-ranking North Korean officials who allow the regime in Pyongyang to receive illegal profits while circumventing restrictions.