US sanctions on North Korea news
A number of countries and international bodies have imposed sanctions against North Korea. Currently, many sanctions involve North Korea’s nuclear weapons program and were imposed after its first nuclear test in 2006 – follow RT to find out more. Initially, the sanctions on North Korea were focused on trade bans on weapons-related materials and goods but expanded to luxury goods to target the elites – visit RT.com to get the latest news. Get the latest updates on Washington-Pyongyang negotiations, as North Korea’s Foreign Ministry said the country won’t engage in negotiations with the US unless the latter makes real concessions, adding that Washington “deceived” it and that they were “caught in dialogue” that was a waste of time. A North Korean diplomat said in January 2020 that there would be “no reason” for North Korea, which has been abiding by a self-imposed moratorium on long-range missile and nuclear tests, to stand by its commitments unless Washington lifts the “most brutal and inhuman sanctions.”
- Sanctions on Iran & others should be ‘urgently re-evaluated’ amid coronavirus pandemic, UN human rights chief says
Sanctions should be revisited or suspended altogether during the Covid-19 crisis, the UN human rights chief has said, arguing that they might cause healthcare in affected countries to collapse, and harm the situation globally. - Nukes before bromance: Trump-Kim 'personal feelings' are not enough for restarting talks with US – N. KoreaNorth Korea won't engage in negotiations with the US unless the latter makes real concessions, the country's foreign ministry said, adding that Washington "deceived" it and they were "caught in dialogue" that was a waste of time.
- North Korea won’t stop nuclear expansion in face of US threat – but American attitude adjustment can work wonders, Kim saysNorth Korea will continue building up its nuclear deterrent to counter US aggression, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said – but the degree to which it expands its weapons program will depend on the US’ attitude.
- UNSC members meet for further discussion of Russia, China’s proposal to lift N. Korea sanctionsUN Security Council members are due to meet informally on Monday for a second round of negotiations on a proposal by Russia and China to lift sanctions on North Korea, Reuters reports. China and Russia are convening negotiations one day before the...
- Kim Jong-un calls for ‘positive & offensive’ measures to ensure N. Korea’s security amid stalled denuclearization talks with USNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered Pyongyang to bolster security, as talks with the United States over denuclearization near their year-end deadline.
- China says N. Korean sanctions relief is best plan as US envoy set to arrive in BeijingChina touted its proposal offering sanctions relief to North Korea as the best option to diffuse tensions, calling on Thursday for a compromise between Washington and Pyongyang over the latter’s nuclear and missiles programs. The proposal,...
- US opposes lifting UN sanctions on key Pyongyang exportsThe United States opposed on Tuesday a draft resolution proposed by China and Russia that would terminate UN sanctions on key North Korean exports. Washington called the measure “premature,” citing Pyongyang’s threat to conduct...
- US Treasury chief applauds sanctions as ALTERNATIVE to military conflicts...but it hardly sits well with those sanctionedSanctions imposed on some stubborn countries are a better option than military conflicts, Steve Mnuchin claimed, just as the US rolled out fresh penalties against Iran and EU firms helping build a German-Russian pipeline.
- Concessions first, meeting later: N. Korea says will not ‘gift’ another summit to TrumpPyongyang has made it clear that it will not agree to another high-level meeting between Chairman Kim Jong-un and the US President Donald Trump unless Washington changes its “hostile” policies towards the Asian nation.
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