Russian veto ends UN monitoring of sanctions

RUSSIAsaid on Friday that major powers needed a new approach to North Korea, accusing the United States and its allies of ratcheting up military tensions in Asia and seeking to “strangle” the reclusive state.

Russia vetoed the annual renewal of a panel of experts monitoring enforcement of longstanding United Nations sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programmes.

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The Russian veto is seen as a major turning point in the international sanctions regime against North Korea, which was formed in 1948 with the backing of the then-soviet Union while the Republic of Korea was backed by the United States.

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The veto illustrates just how far the Ukraine war, which triggered the deepest

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