The European Union imposed sanctions against the governor of Primorye Oleg Kozhemyako. This is stated in the statement of the EU Council.

Kozhemyako was on the list for help in military cooperation between Russia and the DPRK. "As a Governor of the Primorsky Territory, he played a key role in organizing the visit of the DPRK leader Kim Jong -un to Russia in September 2023. During the visit, Mr. Kozhemyako was presented with Kim Jong -unit military uniforms and weapons that were imported into the DPRK to study in return engineering, which is a violation of the UN supply sanctions," the said in sanctions justification.

In addition, the sanctions were imposed against the "Eastern Stevorian Company", which delivered ammunition from the DPRK to Russia, as well as against nine people and organizations in the DPRK itself.

The DPRK leader Kim Jong -un in September 2023 came to Russia on an armored train, the Russian delegation met him in the Khasan district of Primorye. The North Korean leader met with Vladimir Putin in Vladivostok. The meeting was one -on -one format. According to sources of the British newspaper Financial Times, Kim and Putin discussed the supply of artillery shells and anti -tank missiles from North Korea. In response, Putin allegedly offered grain, oil, military technologies and money in currency.
According to the Ministry of Defense of South Korea, since 2022, Russia could purchase more than 3 million artillery shells from North Korea and more than 500,000 shells for rocket laptops. Russia, in turn, can supply the DPRK of technology for space launches. Officially, Moscow and Pyongyang did not confirm this.