US slaps sanctions on man seeking to sell N.Korean arms to Russia
Between the end of 2022 and early 2023, Ashot Mkrtychev worked with DPRK officials to obtain over two dozen kinds of weapons and munitions for Russia
By REUTERS
The United States on Thursday said it had imposed sanctions on a Slovakian man for trying to arrange the sale of over two dozen types of North Korean weapons and munitions to Russia to help Moscow replace military equipment lost in its war with Ukraine.
"Russia has lost over 9,000 pieces of heavy military equipment since the start of the war, and thanks in part to multilateral sanctions and export controls, (Russian President Vladimir) Putin has become increasingly desperate to replace them," US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a statement.
"Schemes like the arms deal pursued by this individual show that Putin is turning to suppliers of last resort like Iran and the DPRK," she added, referring to North Korea by its formal name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
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Between the end of 2022 and early 2023, Ashot Mkrtychev worked with DPRK officials to obtain over two dozen kinds of weapons and munitions for Russia
By REUTERS
The United States on Thursday said it had imposed sanctions on a Slovakian man for trying to arrange the sale of over two dozen types of North Korean weapons and munitions to Russia to help Moscow replace military equipment lost in its war with Ukraine.
"Russia has lost over 9,000 pieces of heavy military equipment since the start of the war, and thanks in part to multilateral sanctions and export controls, (Russian President Vladimir) Putin has become increasingly desperate to replace them," US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a statement.
"Schemes like the arms deal pursued by this individual show that Putin is turning to suppliers of last resort like Iran and the DPRK," she added, referring to North Korea by its formal name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
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