US to ‘move forward’ with new UN sanctions on North Korea this month: US envoy

Resolution expected to further constrain DPRK fuel trade but will likely run up against Chinese and Russia vetoes

Ethan Jewell May 4, 2022

US to ‘move forward’ with new UN sanctions on North Korea this month: US envoy

American Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield announcing the U.S. will move forward with a new UNSC resolution against North Korea, May 3, 2022 | Image: U.N. Web TV

The U.S. will push forward a U.N. Security Council (UNSC) resolution expected to introduce additional sanctions against North Korea this month, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. said Tuesday.

“We have a resolution that is being discussed in the [UNSC] on the DPRK, and it is our plan to move forward with that resolution during this month,” Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said during a press conference in New York.

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Ethan Jewell is a Seoul-based correspondent for NK News focused on sanctions, trade and maritime issues. He previously worked as an investigations and intelligence specialist for Pinkerton Comprehensive Risk Management and as a research intern for the Brookings Institution's Center for East Asia Policy Studies. Follow Ethan on Twitter @EthanJewell

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