Economics
U.S. Is Said to Seek a Ban on Crude Oil to North Korea at UN
- U.S. needs Chinese, Russian support for new UN restrictions
- Russian leader says oil sanctions could hurt ordinary people
President Trump Talks N. Korea With China's Xi
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The U.S. is circulating a draft resolution at the United Nations that would bar crude oil shipments to North Korea, ban the nation’s exports of textiles and prohibit employment of its guest workers by other countries, according to a diplomat at the world body.
The proposal, which also calls for freezing the assets of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has been circulated to the 15 members of the Security Council, according to the diplomat, who asked not to be identified discussing internal deliberations. The U.S. has said it wants the council to take up tougher sanctions at a meeting Sept. 11.