Russian shipments of oil to North Korea were valued at over $11 million in January and December, Moscow’s latest trade figures show, with the country continuing its relatively high fuel shipments to the DPRK in 2019.

The status of North Korea’s oil inflows is currently the subject of close scrutiny, with UN sanctions limiting exporters to yearly quotas even as the DPRK works to find ways to circumvent the international community’s restrictions.

UN resolutions also place reporting requirements on countries which export fuel products to the DPRK, with only China and Russia currently sending