US anger at Russia changes to UN North Korea reportUNITED NATIONS, United States — Several paragraphs referring to Russian oil trade in a United Nations report about sanctions on North Korea have been removed at Moscow's urging, sparking US anger on Thursday. Sources at that time also said Russia blocked a US request that two Russian shipping companies and six of their vessels be sanctioned over oil shipments to the North. "Russia can't be allowed to edit and obstruct independent UN reports on North Korea sanctions just because they don't like what they say," Washington's UN Ambassador Nikki Haley said in a statement. She accused the UN panel of "caving to Russian pressure" and making changes to its report. Russia "obtained the removal of the main part of the paragraphs" concerning it, a diplomat said, speaking anonymously.

Source: Philippine Star September 13, 2018 23:48 UTC