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December 23, 2024

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Why, despite reports, Russia is likely still in compliance with UN resolutions

Reports of Moscow's sanctions-busting make several crucial errors

This is a response to Anthony V. Rinna's August 7th piece "Why Russia continues to skirt North Korea sanctions."

In recent days, we have seen a lot of accusations that Russia has been breaching sanctions, especially by exporting oil products and giving visas to new workers from North Korea, which is prohibited by the United Nations Security Council resolutions.

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