The United States decided to impose sanctions on three entities and one individual "complicit in the transfer to Russia and testing of DPRK[Democratic People's Republic of Korea]-origin ballistic missiles by Russia since late November 2023," according to a statement issued by the US State Department.
The State Department noted that all the sanctioned entities are from the military sector, while the individual, identified as Vladimir Vladimirovich Mikheychik, is the general director of one of the entities.
"The DPRK’s transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia supports Russia’s war of aggression, increases the suffering of the Ukrainian people, and undermines the global nonproliferation regime," the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. The US "continues to closely monitor any Russian-provided support to the DPRK in return for these weapons and will use all available tools to designate and expose individuals and entities involved in arms transfers between the DPRK and Russia," he added.
