Russia Blocks UN Expert Panel on North Korea Nuclear Program
- Panel of experts reported on North Korean arms for 15 years
- Russia is depending on North Korean weapons for Ukraine war
People watch a news broadcast showing footage of a North Korean missile test, in Seoul.
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Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution to extend a panel of experts that has reported on North Korea’s development of its nuclear arsenal for 15 years, underscoring the increasingly close ties between Moscow and Pyongyang.
Reports by the panel of experts inform decisions on international sanctions established by the Security Council in a series of resolutions aimed at barring North Korea from developing into a nuclear-armed state.