A senior administration official told CNN that this action should not be seen as a sign the US is ramping up economic pressure on North Korea but as part of the continuous push to ensure that entities and countries are not taking their foot off the gas pedal."It is really meant to be a continuous activity of the US, and it really needs to a continuous activity of ... all of the UN members to maintain the integrity of the sanctions," the official said.
The Trump administration has sanctioned 182 persons or entities for North Korean violations since March 2017 but only 26 since February of 2018, according to research from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. North Korea Nuclear Timeline Fast FactsMembers of Congress also worry that the US is not putting enough resources toward enforcing the sanctions that are already in place, according to a senior aide on Capitol Hill.
Can't trust those Chinese!
I WISH I COULD SLAP ALL THE EVIL FACES OF DEEP STATE CHINESE IN MAINLAND CHINA
They can slap more and more but they have long time relationship and will back each other.
China, NorthKorea, SouthKorea, SaudiArabia, Isreal and Russia are OWNING the UnitedStates under the LiarInChief realDonaldTrump
I am sure this will go over well with trade talks!
Who cares? Slap sanctions on the USA pending a change in administration and a return to sanity.
They don't care, do they?!?!
Now North Korea withdraws from DMZ joint liaison office. Back to Rocket firework soon.
If they could avoid the ban until now they will avoid the sanctions, too.
酷似！太り方、後頭部の絶壁さが。
Yes. The Trump Administration is Absolute GENIUS.
Who's going to slap sanctions on the US for Trump falling in love with Kim Jong Un?
Trump Administration on the Job! MAGA
This looks more like a handshake than a slap
Ugh. The goal here is peace through economic prosperity. Can't have that if they keep strangling NK.
We should slap sanctions on firms doing business with SaudiArabia. YemenGenocide JamalKhashoggi LoujainAlHathloul
The look that says 'I can see crystal clear through you'
I thought the US was all buddy buddy with NK now. How odd.
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