— The United States is imposing a fresh set of sanctions on North Korea — the «largest ever», reports as President Trump saying.
AKIPRESS. COM — The United States is imposing a fresh set of sanctions on North Korea — the «largest ever», BBC reports as President Trump saying.
The measures target more than 50 ships and maritime transport companies in North Korea, but also China and Taiwan.
North Korea is already under a range of international and US sanctions over its nuclear programme and missile tests.
But it continued tests last year, including tests of a nuclear weapon and a long-range ballistic missile capable of reaching the US.
The US says the new sanctions are designed to put a further squeeze on North Korea, cutting off sources of revenue and fuel for its nuclear programme and clamping down on evasion of already existing restrictions.
The US treasury department lists one individual and 27 companies.
Sixteen, mainly shipping companies, are based in North Korea, but five are registered in Hong Kong, two on the Chinese mainland, two in Taiwan, one in Panama and one in Singapore.
