Coal and accordions: what to sell Russia and North Korea Moscow this week joined the sanctions against North Korea, approved by UN security Council in November last year. But the main share of Russian exports go to products, the peaceful purpose of which is UN questioned. Monday, October 16, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree toughening sanctions against the DPRK. They may affect only about 1% of current Russian exports to the country, estimated by the Russian service Bi-bi-si. In the decree of Putin listed measures to implement resolution of the UN security Council of 30 November 2016. This document introduces new sanctions against North Korea. Since then, the UN security Council adopted two resolutions, worsens the situation of the DPRK. Russia also approved, but special decrees based on them, Putin has not yet signed. Against plutonium and porcelain Sanctions were concerned primarily with trade, scientific, technical and financial
