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<p>South Korea and Japan on Friday (May 24) announced a series of sanctions on&nbsp;people, organisations, and vessels related to Russia's alleged&nbsp;procurement of weapons from North&nbsp;Korea.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The sanctions came as&nbsp;South Korea and the United States (US)&nbsp;accused North Korea&nbsp;of transferring weapons to Russia for use in its war against Ukraine. Moscow and Pyongyang have denied the&nbsp;accusation.&nbsp;</p>

<h2><strong>The sanctions</strong></h2>

<p>In a statement, South Korea's foreign ministry said&nbsp;that&nbsp;sanctions were imposed&nbsp;on seven North Korean individuals and two Russian vessels over weapons trade and other activities between Pyongyang and Moscow.</p>

<p><strong>Also read |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/north-korea-fires-multiple-ballistic-missiles-after-kims-sister-denies-supplying-arms-to-russia-722514">North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles after Kim's sister denies supplying arms to Russia</a></strong></p>

<p>The ministry said that the two Russian vessels were carrying a large quantity of containers between Russia and North&nbsp;Korea&nbsp;transporting&nbsp;military supplies in a clear violation of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions.</p>

<p>Japan, meanwhile, imposed sanctions on 11 organisations and one person&nbsp;including&nbsp;what it said were Russian groups involved in military cooperation to support Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the news agency Reuters reported.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Addressing a press conference,&nbsp;Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa said on Friday that Russia's procurement of arms from North Korea violated the relevant UN resolutions&nbsp;that&nbsp;completely prohibit&nbsp;the transfer of arms and related materials to and from North&nbsp;Korea.</p>

<h2><strong>Russia-North Korea ties deepen&nbsp;further</strong></h2>

<p>Days before&nbsp;the sanctions were imposed, North Korean state media reported on Tuesday (May 21) that a Russian delegation arrived in Pyongyang, signalling a further deepening of ties since North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un's visit to Russia last year.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Also watch | WION Dispatch: North Korea dismisses rumour of arms export to Russia</strong></p>

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<p>The Russian delegation, led by&nbsp;Grigory Rapota- the chairperson of the&nbsp;Russia-North&nbsp;Korea&nbsp;friendship parliamentary group, arrived in Pyongyang on Monday.</p>

<p>In a post on Telegram, the Russian Embassy in North Korea said that the delegation would be staying in Pyongyang until Friday&nbsp;and&nbsp;the two sides would discuss parliamentary exchanges and further engagements.&nbsp;</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


South Korea and Japan on Friday (May 24) announced a series of sanctions on people, organisations, and vessels related to Russia's alleged procurement of weapons from North Korea.

South Korea and Japan on Friday (May 24) announced a series of sanctions on people, organisations, and vessels related to Russia's alleged procurement of weapons from North Korea. The sanctions came as South Korea and the United States (US) accused North Korea of transferring weapons to Russia for use in its war against Ukraine. Moscow and Pyongyang have denied the accusation. The sanctions In a statement, South Korea's foreign ministry said that sanctions were imposed on seven North Korean individuals and two Russian vessels over weapons trade and other activities between Pyongyang and Moscow. Also read | North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles after Kim's sister denies supplying arms to Russia The ministry said that the two Russian vessels were carrying a large quantity of containers between Russia and North Korea transporting military supplies in a clear violation of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions. Japan, meanwhile, imposed sanctions on 11 organisations and one person including what it said were Russian groups involved in military cooperation to support Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the news agency Reuters reported. Addressing a press conference, Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa said on Friday that Russia's procurement of arms from North Korea violated the relevant UN resolutions that completely prohibit the transfer of arms and related materials to and from North Korea. Russia-North Korea ties deepen further Days before the sanctions were imposed, North Korean state media reported on Tuesday (May 21) that a Russian delegation arrived in Pyongyang, signalling a further deepening of ties since North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un's visit to Russia last year. Also watch | WION Dispatch: North Korea dismisses rumour of arms export to Russia × The Russian delegation, led by Grigory Rapota- the chairperson of the Russia-North Korea friendship parliamentary group, arrived in Pyongyang on Monday. In a post on Telegram, the Russian Embassy in North Korea said that the delegation would be staying in Pyongyang until Friday and the two sides would discuss parliamentary exchanges and further engagements. (With inputs from agencies)

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