By Eliza Popova
"These oil supplies are a direct attack on the sanction regime that has now been at the turn of the collapse," said the former UN Group on Monitoring of North Korea Hugh Griffits. He specified that such actions of the Russians are an obvious barter agreement "Weapons for Oil", which openly violates sanctions approved by Vladimir Putin personally. Strict restrictions on oil transportation to the DPRK were introduced in 2017 after nuclear tests in North Korea.
The UN Security Council, including Moscow, then supported the decision. The first documented supply of Russian oil to the DPRK dates from March 7, but Rusi Researcher Joseph Bern suggested that deliveries occurred after North Korea has begun to supply thousands of ammunition containers since August 2023. "The vessels we saw on the Russian terminals are one of the largest ships in the North Korean fleet, and they are constantly coming out and leaveing the port," Bern said.
According to Rusi, the Eastern port was also used as a center for Russian ships, allegedly involved in the trade of weapons between countries. Experts suggest that Russia deliberately creates a precedent and may veto the continuation of the UN group, which monitors North Korea sanctions. We will remind, on March 25, North Korea leader Kim Jong -in ordered the military to strengthen his readiness for possible military conflict.
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