Politico:
“The Trump administration announced new sanctions on Wednesday against three organizations and an individual accused of facilitating illicit shipments to North Korea, keeping pressure on the government of Kim Jong-un amid ongoing negotiations over the dismantling of his nuclear program,” reports The New York Times.
“The companies targeted by the Treasury Department are based in China, Singapore and Russia. The shipments, which violate sanctions imposed by the United States and the United Nations, include exports of alcohol, tobacco and cigarette products, as well as refined oil products.”
The new sanctions come amid little apparent progress between the U.S. and North Korea on nuclear talks, writes The Associated Press. And South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in proposes broad economic cooperation with the North, adds the NYT.
