N Korea, US trade blows over nuclear deal; Washington calls for sanctions

He also said Washington took very seriously any relaxation of UN sanctions, calling out Russia for possibly violating a UN resolution by issuing work visas to North Korean workers

North Korea and the United States traded blows over implementing a disarmament deal adopted at a landmark summit in June, as Washington called for maintaining sanctions pressure against the North which in turn said it was alarmed at US intentions.
 
The discord was the latest reminder of the difficulties that have long impaired efforts to negotiate an end to North Korea’s nuclear and missile programmes, despite the June commitment made in Singapore by the leaders of the North and the United States.
 
“The DPRK stands firm in its determination and commitment for implementing the DPRK-US Joint Statement in