Russia has started supplying oil directly to North Korea in defiance of UN sanctions ⠀

“For the past seven years, Pyongyang has had to pay a high premium for the oil products it needs, as it relied on a complex and expensive network of criminal brokers and mid-sea ship-to-ship transfers,” said Go.

“But now, it appears it has secured a steady supply of oil either at a heavy discount or as direct payment for the munitions it is supplying to Moscow,” he added. “That is going to free up resources for North Korea’s armed forces and its nuclear weapons programme.”

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  • Ultragigagigantic@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Half assed sanctions. Half ass aid to ukraine. Half ass rules of engagement.

    Anyone with their hands still in Russia should have them cut off. And our “allies” still trading with Russia? Traitors. You know what the sentence for treason is right? Well I guess in the good old usa the sentence is you get to fucking run for president a 2nd time!

    We are a weak willed shithole of a nation.

    Oh no, the country founded on 1%ers not wanting to pay taxes, and built on indian burial grounds didnt work out? I’m shocked! /$

    Trillions spent on defense, and we dont have assembly lines waiting to go to crank out the boom boom? Where the fuck did that money go? Why is Russia out producing everyone in artillery shells this far into the engagement?

    Is it not profitable ENOUGH for some weapons manufacturers to have the government just own and operate their own assembly lines for ammunition?

    Capitalism is a national security threat.