North Korea: Moscow slams US sanctions on Russia over ties to North Korea – Times of India

MOSCOW: Moscow on Friday condemned US sanctions imposed earlier this week on a Russian national and a Russian company for their involvement. North Koreanuclear program.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry quoted its spokesperson Maria as saying zakharova Stating that the allegations were “absolutely unacceptable”.
“Without bothering with the evidence, the United States is trying to substitute fiction for real facts,” Zakharova said.
He said Washington is making “far-fetched and baseless allegations.” Russia is promoting the development of North Korea’s nuclear missile program.”
On Wednesday, the United States imposed sanctions on five North Koreans linked to the authoritarian country’s ballistic missile program.
Treasury Department Said that one of the North Koreans was being banned who was based in Russia and provided support to North Korea second academy of natural sciences, which is already subject to sanctions.
Washington also designated a Russian citizen, Roman Anatolyevich Alari, and a Russian company, Parsec LLC, “For materially contributing to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or the means of their distribution by (North Korea).”
The move prohibits any dealings by US citizens with designated individuals and foreign companies affiliated with them, which may also be subject to sanctions.

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