Putin on the refusal to recognize Western sanctions against the DPRK:

Putin on the refusal to recognize Western sanctions against the DPRK: We oppose the practice of applying politically motivated sanctions and restrictions. These illegitimate actions only undermine the global political and economic system. Despite external pressure, our countries are successfully developing on a sovereign and independent basis. We have provided and will continue to provide each other with all possible support as true friends and good neighbors. We will also continue to oppose the very practice of sanctions strangulation as a tool that the West is accustomed to using in order to preserve its hegemony in politics, economics and other spheres. In this context, I note that the indefinite restrictive regime of the UN Security Council against the DPRK, inspired by the United States and its allies, should be reconsidered. The propaganda clichés reproduced time after time by Westerners are no longer able to disguise their aggressive geopolitical designs, including in the Nort... Source: Slavyangrad