Russia once supported a United Nations resolution that barred arms deals with North Korea.
from the U.S. about arms deals, telling reporters that the interests of Moscow and Pyongyang"are important to us and not warnings from Washington."
The resolution placed heavy economic and commercial sanctions on North Korea when it was adopted with unanimous support—including from Russia—in 2009 following a nuclear test conducted by Pyongyang.the resolution was further amended in 2016, with unanimous support, by U.N. Security Council Resolution 2270,"which is even stricter to include any export to DPRK and any import from DPRK of items that 'enhance the operational capabilities of armed forces.
The resolution, and thus arms embargoes to North Korea, is binding to all U.N. member states. Russia is not only a U.N. member but also one of the five permanent members of the Security Council.
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