Russia’s permanent representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, said before the vote that Western countries were allegedly trying to “strangle” North Korea and that sanctions against it were inappropriate.
On Thursday, March 28, Russia vetoed a UN resolution, effectively ending expert oversight of sanctions imposed on North Korea over its nuclear program. The Associated Press writes about this.
According to journalists, sanctions are still in effect.
“Russia’s vote led to Western accusations that Moscow was concealing arms purchases from North Korea for use in the war against Ukraine, in violation of sanctions,” the document said.
It was reported that 13 council members voted in favor of the vote, but Russia opposed it and China abstained.
Journalists said, “With the decision of the Security Council, the mandate of the group of experts will be extended for one year, but Russia’s veto will stop the work of this group.”
Before the vote, Russia’s permanent representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, said that Western countries were allegedly trying to “strangle” North Korea and that sanctions were inappropriate and “detached from reality.”
Reaction of other members of the UN Security Council
Deputy U.S. Ambassador Robert Wood said after the vote that Russia’s veto was nothing more than a council member’s attempt to silence independent, objective investigations into sanctions violations against North Korea.
He said Russia took action because last year the commission began reporting blatant violations of U.N. Security Council resolutions by Moscow.
British UN Ambassador Barbara Woodward said Russia’s veto was due to arms deals between Russia and North Korea that violated UN sanctions, including the transfer of ballistic missiles that the Russian military later used to attack Ukraine.
Journalists recalled that the Security Council imposed sanctions after North Korea’s first nuclear test explosion in 2006 and only tightened them over the years. A total of 10 resolutions were adopted aimed at cutting funding and limiting nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
Media had previously reported that Russia was supplying oil to North Korea in exchange for weapons. Journalists write that the Russians thus bypassed UN sanctions and began supplying oil directly to North Korea.
Source: Focus
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