The European Union has proposed imposing sanctions against North Korea for providing missiles to Russia, which are used against Ukraine.
EU may impose sanctions on North Korea for missiles and ammunition for Russia
The European Union proposed including the defence minister of North Korea and the Main Missile Bureau in the list. This government body oversees the North Korean ballistic missile program.
Ballistic missiles designed, developed and produced by North Korea were used by the Russian armed forces against Ukraine, according to an EU document seen by Bloomberg.
The publication notes that North Korea has also provided Russia with hundreds of thousands of artillery ammunition. Thanks to this support, as well as Moscow's ability to supply limited parts through third countries, Russia has been able to increase its ammunition production far beyond what Ukraine receives from its allies.
The effect of potential measures against North Korea, which include travel bans and asset freezes, are likely to be largely symbolic.
What is known about the transfer of the missiles from North Korea to Russia
In December last year, the coordinator of the National Security Council of the White House, John Kirby, said that Russia bought ballistic missiles from North Korea. They have already been used for attacks on Ukraine.
At the beginning of January, information appeared that the occupiers hit Kharkiv with North Korean missiles.
According to intelligence estimates, the Russian army could receive about a million shells from North Korea.
