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Why Russia is openly violating sanctions against North Korea (washingtonpost.com)
6 points by Eurongreyjoy on April 23, 2018 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



>Second, Russian President Vladimir Putin wants the political benefits of resisting U.S.-led sanctions policies toward North Korea.

I think this is one of the key reasons behind Russia's actions. It's not that they want to enable a dictator pursuing nuclear capabilities, but rather the political capital gained by opposing all international sanctions or policy brought to other, if it comes from the USA.




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