UK Reports Evidence of Ships Violating UN Sanctions on North Korea in East China Sea
The United Kingdom's navy captured evidence of ships violating United Nations sanctions on North Korea in the East China Sea, the Defense Ministry said. HMS Richmond conducted operations in the East China Sea, finding evidence that ships provided fuel or refined petroleum products to North Korea, in violation of the sanctions established in 2017. HMS Richmond detached from the U.K. Carrier Strike Group deployed in the Indo-Pacific. The operations mark the first time since 2019 that a Royal Navy ship has supported U.N. sanctions monitoring and enforcement activity, the ministry said.
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“HMS Richmond’s deployment in the East China Sea identified ships acting in suspected breach of UN sanctions and tracked vessels which had previously not been flagged to the Enforcement Coordination Cell,” Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said. “North Korea’s ambitions to acquire Weapons of Mass Destruction destabilises the region and poses a threat to the world. This vital activity, part of the Carrier Strike Group deployment to the region, has frustrated those ambitions.”