EU Reviews Sanctions on North Korea for Supplying Missiles to Russia

The European Union (EU) is reportedly considering sanctions against North Korea for supplying missiles to Russia, according to an internal document obtained and reported by Bloomberg News on the 14th (local time).

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According to the report, the EU proposed in the document that "ballistic missiles designed, developed, and produced by North Korea were used by Russian forces in their attacks on Ukraine."

Specifically, the plan mentioned adding the North Korean Minister of Defense and the North Korean Missile General Bureau to the sanctions list.

While the EU has already imposed sanctions on senior North Korean officials for human rights violations and violations of United Nations Security Council resolutions, this is effectively the first time that sanctions related to North Korea have been discussed in connection with the Ukraine war.

Given that the EU is discussing its 13th round of sanctions to coincide with the second anniversary of the Ukraine war on February 24, it is highly likely that new sanctions against North Korea will be included in that package if finalized.

Approval from all 27 member states is required for the sanctions to be confirmed.