North Korea resumed work to upgrade a freight station at its border with Russia in recent weeks, satellite imagery shows, a possible sign that efforts are underway to restart land trade between the two countries for the first time in over two years.

If the new facilities are used to disinfect and/or quarantine imports from Russia, it is likely goods will be kept there for at least three months. This is a timeline observed at North Korea’s other cargo quarantine facility at its border with China, according to satellite imagery. 

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