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Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin is the data correspondent at NK News. He previously worked at Reuters, TASS and the Korea Trade Promotion Corporation (KOTRA).
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News Sanctioned North Korean apples now for sale at major Russian supermarketsCheap DPRK apples may benefit Russian consumers but constitute forbidden fruit under UN sanctions that Moscow approved ![]() North Korean apples can now be found on display in supermarkets at major cities in the Russian Far East, despite violating U.N. sanctions on DPRK agricultural imports that Moscow once supported. The DPRK firm Hwanggumsan, which recently registered its trademark in Russia, is supplying red apples to the Russian supermarket chain Remi, with the fruit available for sale in Vladivostok and Khabarovsk. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |