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Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer is a Seoul Correspondent at NK News. He has worked on investigations for The Guardian and The Observer and previously wrote features on Korea for Dutch newspaper NRC.
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News US announces more sanctions on North Korean and Russian nationals, companiesDesignations appear aimed at curbing military ties between Pyongyang and Moscow, while also blacklisting Chinese firm The U.S. Department of State has announced new sanctions on North Korean and Russian nationals, a Russian firm and a Chinese company, in an apparent attempt to counter increasing military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang. The department published a document on Friday detailing the new designations under the Iran, North Korea and Syria Nonproliferation Act (INKSNA), but it has yet to detail the specific grounds for sanctioning the targeted individuals and firms. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |