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Russia veto ends UN monitoring of North Korea sanctions after arms transfer probe

Russia's UN envoy Vasily Nebenzia addresses the Security Council in this photo taken on March 25, 2024. © Andrew Kelly, Reuters

Russia faced a mounting backlash Friday after using its veto power to effectively end official UN monitoring of sanctions on North Korea amid a probe into alleged arms transfers between Moscow and Pyongyang.

Russia's UN Security Council veto on Thursday blocked the renewal of the panel of experts tasked with investigating violations of sanctions tied to North Korea's banned nuclear and ballistic missile programmes.

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