North Korean labour could be sent to rebuild Donbas, Russian ambassador says
by Justin McCurry in Tokyo from World news | The Guardian on (#61J3P)
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North Korea could send workers to two Russian-controlled territories in eastern Ukraine, according to Russia's ambassador in Pyongyang - a move that would pose a challenge to international sanctions against the North's nuclear weapons programme.
According to NK News, a Seoul-based website, ambassador Alexander Matsegora said North Korean workers could help rebuild the war-shattered infrastructure in the self-proclaimed people's republics in Donetsk and Luhansk.
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