Sanctions
Information related to sanctions developments
North Korean traders fall victim to Russian corn supply scam: records
DPRK buyer used sanctioned Mongolian front to buy $1.4M worth of Russian corn, only to be scammed by Russian supplier
Russia busted North Korean peanut delivery in rare sanctions compliance: records
Russian customs office slapped a $610 fine, only for an appellate court to let the importer off with a warning
North Korean illicit coal exports rising due to lax sanctions monitoring: report
An NGO detected a five-fold spike in ship visits at North Korea’s major ports since 2019
Talks with North Korea could restart fast after conditions shift: ex-Trump aide
Former officials from Washington, Stockholm and Seoul agree the moment for diplomacy has passed for now
US, ROK and Japan call for crackdown on cybercrime funding North Korea nukes
At meeting attended by private firms, working group urged coordination against DPRK crypto heists and IT worker schemes
Tuberculosis cases trigger mandatory treatment of North Korean workers in Russia
Court documents provide a peek at early DPRK labor migration, raising concerns over workers’ living conditions in Russia
Moscow rebukes Seoul for anti-Russia moves, military drills near North Korea
Russia’s foreign ministry calls on Seoul to halt pressure against Pyongyang, back peace rhetoric with practical steps
Russian companies court North Korea with fuel, fertilizer and construction bids
Delegation from Siberia visits Pyongyang, with one supplier tied to Rosneft, Russia’s state-controlled oil giant
Nordwind Airlines partners with IT firm to train North Korean airline staff
The move comes as Air Koryo and Nordwind reach an agreement for facilitating ticket sales
Ambassador recall, remote work scams and the lives of North Korea’s elites
Shreyas Reddy talks tensions with UK, while author Jieun Baek explains why DPRK elites can be privileged but powerless
