Russia gives North Korea a million barrels of oil, report finds (www.bbc.com)

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[-] [email protected] 45 points 7 months ago

Good, if true. The DPRK has been forbidden from importing oil for far too long. Now the US can't do anything to Russia any more economically, so Russia doesn't have to respect the sanctions and import bans on the DPRK.

[-] [email protected] 31 points 7 months ago

My god it must be freeing to be able to ignore US sabre rattling

[-] [email protected] 26 points 7 months ago

Indeed, I'm very excited about this development. I still think that DPRK needs to develop its own nuclear industry in the long run though and become self sufficient in energy. In the near term though, oil from Russia will be a huge boon.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago

Oil would help the DPRK a lot. DPRK only has about 28% arable land. Motorised arm machinery would help them a lot. I hope the oil keeps flowing to them.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago

Fertilizer too. Lack of oil always also means lack of fertilizer, which is devastating.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago

Pretty sure Russia is already sending them some, seeing as Russia is the world's #1 producer of it.

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