Russia allows firm to import North Korean beer as ties blossom
The Straits Times|September 05, 2024
A Russian company registered in the far eastern city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur has been cleared to import beer produced in North Korea, Russian media reported, in the latest sign of warming ties between Moscow and Pyongyang.

The shipments come as other North Korean trade restricted by United Nations sanctions for its weapons programmes comes under international scrutiny.

The US and South Korea say North Korea has been supplying artillery and ballistic missiles to Russia for use in Ukraine, which both Moscow and Pyongyang deny.

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