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NOVANEWS These proposals show the dichotomy between the philosophy of US and Russian foreign policy. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches parade participants from a balcony at the Kim Il Sung Square on Tuesday, May 10, 2016, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Hundreds of thousands of North Koreans celebrated the country’s newly completed ruling-party congress with a massive parade featuring floats bearing patriotic slogans and marchers with flags and pompoms. Wong Maye-E | AP By Frank Sellers The United States last week accused the DPRK of violating refined petroleum caps imposed as a part of UN nuclear sanctions dating back to 2006, and is therefore submitting a proposal to cut all petroleum product sales to North Korea. The Trump administration is keen on not only preserving pre...

NOVANEWS South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Chang Ung, North Korea's IOC member at the World Taekwondo Championships in Muju, South Korea June 24, 2017. | Photo: Reuters "The Olympics should not be used for a political aim," North Korea's top Olympic official said. A leading North Korean sports official believes it is too late to consider South Korean President Moon Jae-in's proposal to form a unified team for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, saying that political tension must be resolved first. RELATED: On Korean War Anniversary, DPRK Urges South Korea to Dialogue "It took us 22 rounds of talks to set up that joint (table tennis) team for the 1991 games. It took us five months," North Korean International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Chang Ung, tol...

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While US Seeks to Up the Ante on Pressure on the DPRK, Russia Proposes Easing Sanctions

DPRK: ‘Too Late’ For United Korean Team at 2018 Winter Olympics