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Russia, China delay US bid at UN to cut off oil to N.Korea

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AFP United Nations

Russia and China today asked for more time to consider a request from the United States to the UN Security Council to halt all deliveries of refined oil products to North Korea, diplomats said.

The United States asked a UN sanctions committee last week to ban further shipments after accusing North Korea of exceeding a UN cap on the fuel deliveries through illegal imports.

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First Published: Jul 19 2018 | 9:50 PM IST

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