China and Russia do not allow the UN Security Council to hold North Korea accountable for its subversive activities, China and the Russian Federation are doing everything to prevent this. US Permanent Representative to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield stated this during a briefing..

“We have worked hard in the Security Council to prepare decisions condemning the actions of the DPRK. And as you noted, both China and Russia have consistently defended the DPRK from the decisions of the Security Council,” Thomas-Greenfield said..

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According to Thomas-Greenfield, the remaining 13 members of the UN Security Council maintain a consistent position on condemning the actions of North Korea..

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It was previously reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un unveiled new targets for the country's army for 2023 at a meeting of the ruling Workers' Party, hinting at another year of intense weapons testing and escalating tensions..

North Korea regularly carries out nuclear provocations by launching missiles towards Japan and South Korea. This increases the tension in the region and forces the neighbors, who are conducting military exercises together with the United States, to react..

In addition, the US State Department is convinced that North Korea supplied Russia with weapons.. In particular, weapons, according to Washington, were received by the Wagner group.. The United States handed over to the UN evidence of these deliveries.