South Korea Joins Sanctions Against Russian Central Bank and Belarus

South Korea Joins Sanctions Against Russian Central Bank and Belarus
South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks during a press conference marking his first 100 days in office at the presidential blue house in Seoul, South Korea, on Aug. 17, 2017. Jung Yeon-Je-Pool/Getty Images
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South Korea’s government said Monday that it will join the international move to suspend transactions with Russia’s central bank and impose sanctions on Belarus over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

“The [South] Korean government has decided today, March 7, to join other nations in imposing additional sanctions including the prohibition of transactions with the central bank of Russia,” the foreign ministry said in a statement.

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