Russian President Putin Has Signed A Decree Imposing Restrictions On North Korea

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RT: Putin signs decree imposing restrictions on N. Korea as Pyongyang delegation is in Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree imposing restrictions on North Korea in order to comply with a UN Security Council resolution.

The decree specifically refers to the UN Security Council resolution on restrictions imposed against North Korea in November 2016. The document, spanning almost 40 pages, specifies certain punitive measures that were introduced in 2007. It also refers to 11 North Korean individuals, who have been linked with the country’s nuclear program.

The move comes as a North Korean delegation arrived in St. Petersburg for the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) assembly.

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WNU Editor: Why is Russian President Putin signing this decree now .... even with a North Korean delegation in Moscow right now. The reason why is probably because of this North Korean snub .... North Korea Rejects Direct Talks With South Korea in Russia: RIA (US News and World Report/Reuters). But even with these restrictions, Russia has thrown a "bone" to North Korea .... Russia reopens ferry route to North Korea (Daily Mail/Reuters).

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