Russia has skipped its required reports to the United Nations on supplying refined petroleum products to North Korea since February, the UN website showed Friday.
The total notified exports of refined petroleum products to North Korea in 2024 had reached 168,679 barrels as of Dec. 4, representing only 33.7 percent of the annual 500,000-barrel limit, the website showed.
The UN Security Council adopted the export cap in 2017 as part of its sanctions against North Korea's internationally prohibited launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile earlier that year.
UN member countries are required to provide the UNSC with regular reports on their exports of refined petroleum products to North Korea.
The low 2024 total figure includes what China reported supplying to North Korea from January to August, along with Russia's export amount in January, as Moscow stopped reporting its supply the following month.
Russia reported supplying 15,279 barrels for January.
Exporting countries are required to report their monthly supply by the 30th day of the following month. While they sometimes take several months to report a monthly figure, it's rare for a country to skip its reports for such a prolonged period.
US National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby said in May that Russia delivered more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to North Korea in March alone, noting the annual 500,000-barrel cap had already been surpassed. (Yonhap)
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