Cybersecurity
U.S. Sanctions Russian Ships for North Korea Trade
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Commercial shipping vessels at Bay Diomid in Vladivostok, Russia.
Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg
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The U.S. sanctioned owners of six Russian ships over claims they are helping transfer refined petroleum products to North Korean vessels in violation of international prohibitions, as tensions with both Moscow and Pyongyang intensify.
Two Vladivostok-based shipping companies violated U.S. and United Nations sanctions on North Korea, the Treasury Department said Tuesday in announcing the penalties on its website. The U.S. is aiming to keep pressure on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to denuclearize.