White House said the move is in violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions.
Under UN Security Council sanctions, countries are banned from “engaging in the hosting of officials for the purpose of military training”.for possible deployment in Ukraine, a move that the White House said on Oct 23 is in violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions.
A Security Council member could also propose action through the adoption of a resolution, but that would require at least nine votes in favor and no vetoes by Russia, China, the United States, France or Britain.Under UN Security Council sanctions, countries are banned from “engaging in the hosting of trainers, advisors, or other officials for the purpose of military-, paramilitary- or police-related training”.
While UN sanctions on North Korea are imposed indefinitely, the mandate of the panel experts was renewed annually by the council. Last March, Russia vetoed that renewal - China abstained - and the experts stopped monitoring the enforcement of UN sanctions on North Korea on April 30. The last time the 15-member council imposed new sanctions on North Korea was in December 2017. Two years later, China and Russia put forward a draft resolution that would ease sanctions in a bid to encourage talks between Washington and Pyongyang.
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