Editor’s note: NK News has decided to retract the article “Russia reports zero trade with North Korea amid push to rekindle economic ties” after discovering an error that undermines the story. While the website of Russia’s Federal Customs Service included a notice stating that data had been updated through July 31, this was incorrect. The agency has suspended the publication of trade statistics since April 2022 and has not added any new data since.

NK News regrets the error.