Putin on the refusal to recognize Western sanctions against DPRK:

Putin on the refusal to recognize Western sanctions against DPRK: “We oppose the practice of applying politically motivated sanctions and restrictions. These illegitimate actions only undermine the global political and economic system. Despite external pressure, our countries are successfully developing on a sovereign and independent basis. We have provided and will continue to provide each other with every possible support as true friends and good neighbors. We will also continue to counteract the very practice of sanctions strangulation as a tool that the West is accustomed to using in order to maintain its hegemony in politics, economics and other areas. In this context, I note that the indefinite restrictive regime of the UN Security Council regarding the DPRK, inspired by the United States and its allies, must be reviewed. The propaganda cliches reproduced over and over again by Westerners are no longer able to disguise their aggressive geopolitical plans, including in the region... Source: Russian Head