The United States on Friday imposed new sanctions on North Korea that include two Russian banks for launching missilesafter Russia and China vetoed actions against Pyongyang in the UN Security Council.
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The Treasury Department said it has frozen all assets in the United States and will criminalize transactions by Russian banks Eastern Bank and Bank Sputnik, which are accused of collaborating with North Korea, and by a freight company linked to North Korea’s state-owned airline Air Koyo.
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Brian Nelson, a senior Treasury official, said banks “knowingly provided significant financial services” to the People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK, acronym in English), official name of North Korea.
“The United States will continue to implement and enforce sanctions while demanding that the DPRK return to the diplomatic path and abandon its pursuit of weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles,” it added.
The United States and South Korea said Pyongyang launched three rockets on Wednesday and may be preparing for its first nuclear test since 2017.
Washington forced the vote on sanctions against North Korea in the Council on Thursday
of Security of the UN but his initiative was vetoed by China and Russia, who argued that this step would increase tensions.
The US representative to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, accused Beijing and Moscow of emboldening North Korea and announced that Washington would take unilateral action against Pyongyang.
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*With information from AFP
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