North Korea resumes mass coal exports after UN oversight lifted — profits fund military

North Korea has massively resumed exports of coal covered by international sanctions, following the end of UN oversight of their enforcement. Revenue flows directly to the regime's military structures, and the coal is extracted by political prisoners and unpaid soldiers. China and Russia play a key role in circumventing the restrictions.

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