A photograph taken by the Russian embassy in North Korea shows Chinese-made trucks for sale at the Pyongyang Spring International Trade Fair, despite UN sanctions prohibiting the sale or transfer of vehicles to the DPRK.

UN Resolution 2397, passed in December last year, prevents member states from sending vehicles to North Korea, banning all trade codes which include cars, trucks, motorbikes, and trains.

“All Member States shall prohibit the direct or indirect supply, sale or transfer to the DPRK …  of all … transportation vehicles (HS codes 86 through 89),” paragraph seven of the resolution reads.

The ban is part of