This is a response to Anthony V. Rinna’s August 7th piece “Why Russia continues to skirt North Korea sanctions.”

In recent days, we have seen a lot of accusations that Russia has been breaching sanctions, especially by exporting oil products and giving visas to new workers from North Korea, which is prohibited by the United Nations Security Council resolutions.

Several reports were published, among them by the Asan Institute, about oil deliveries, as well as a Wall Street Journal article. However, upon examination, many of these accusations appear to be false.

First, on the workers. In accordance with UNSC Resolution