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Russian veto brings end to UN panel monitoring enforcement of North Korea nuclear sanctions (apnews.com)

submitted 7 months ago by reazonozaer@lemmygrad.ml to c/worldnews@lemmygrad.ml

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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution Thursday in a move that effectively abolishes the monitoring by United Nations experts of U.N. sanctions against North Korea aimed at reining in its nuclear program, though the sanctions themselves remain in place.

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[–] 201dberg@lemmygrad.ml 16 points 7 months ago (2 children)

So the sanctions are still there but not being monitored so in effect they might as well not even have said sanctions?

[–] reazonozaer@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 7 months ago

I guess the way I understand it is that while the sanctions are still there without monitors they have a bit more room to maneuver.

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