Russia pressured UN panel to alter North Korea sanctions report: Haley

Report originally blocked by Russia in August, subsequently released to the UNSC

Hamish Macdonald September 14, 2018

Image: Ambassador Nikki Haley at UN Security Council by US Department of State on 2017-07-25 11:01:20

Russia pressured an independent UN panel into altering a North Korea related sanctions report as it implicated Russian actors in sanctions breaches, the U.S. Ambassador to the UN - Nikki Haley - said in a press release on Thursday.

The interim report, prepared by the Panel of Experts (PoE), was submitted to the UNSC this week after being blocked by Russia in August. Russia disagreed with "certain elements of the report", Russia’s UN envoy Vassily Nebenzia told media on August 30.

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Hamish Macdonald

Hamish Macdonald is an Associate Fellow at RUSI working on Project SANDSTONE and formerly a journalist and researcher who has focused uniquely on North Korea related topics and affairs. He was previously the COO of the Korea Risk Group, which produces the NK News and NK Pro. Specialising in this area, his investigations covered topics including North Korean sanctions evasion activities, domestic economic development and human rights.

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