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US Warns That Any North Korea Arms Deal Would Violate UN Security Council Resolutions

RUSSIA
  • Services and composite PMI improved from the prior month, with services rising to 57.6 from 54.0 and composite rising to 55.90. Both readings his their second highest levels since 2020.
  • International media writes at length on the expected meeting between Russian President Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, with the North Korean leader expected to travel to Russia to conduct leader-level diplomatic engagement. A US State Dept spokesperson has warned that any touted arms or weaponry deals would violate several UN Security Council resolutions, and run counter to previous public statements from the North Korean leader.
  • The UK defence ministry is now expecting Russia to hold elections in the occupied territories of Ukraine across September 8 – 10th, with polling expected to show Putin’s United Russia party securing an 80% majority. Elections have reportedly begun in both Mariupol and Zaporizhzhia.

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