US slaps new sanctions on North Korea after missile test
(Worthy News) – The U.S. State Department announced new sanctions on entities and individuals located in Russia, North Korea, and China in the wake of the Hermit Kingdom’s launching a long-range ballistic missile Thursday, weeks after the U.S. warned of new Pyongyang tests.
“The United States today announced sanctions on five entities and individuals located in Russia and the DPRK and one entity in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for proliferation activities under the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (INKSNA),” State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement Thursday.
The U.S. imposed sanctions against Russian entities Ardis Group of Companies LLC, PFK Profpodshipnik LLC, and Russian individual Igor Aleksandrovich Michurin; as well as North Korean entity Second Academy of Natural Science Foreign Affairs Bureau and North Korean individual Ri Sung Chol for “transferring sensitive items to North Korea’s missile program.” [ Source: Fox News (Read More…) ]
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