US slaps sanctions on Russian bank over NKorea dealings

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US slaps sanctions on Russian bank over NKorea dealings
Washington, Aug 3 (AFP) Aug 03, 2018
The United States on Friday slapped sanctions on a Russian bank for helping North Korea evade UN Security Council measures designed to curb Pyongyang's nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs.

The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said it also targeted an individual and two entities for "facilitating North Korean illicit financial activity."

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