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U.S. Briefs U.N. on DPRK Sanctions Evasion as North Korea Denounces Monitoring Team

North Korea's rejection highlights a dispute over a coalition mechanism that replaced the lapsed U.N. panel.

A North Korean flag flutters at the propaganda village of Gijungdong in North Korea, in this picture taken near the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, South Korea, July 19, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Pool
The U.N. General Assembly (Yonhap)

Overview

  • U.S. official Jonathan Fritz briefed U.N. member states and reporters on the MSMT’s second report detailing North Korean sanctions evasion through cyber and IT worker activities.
  • North Korea’s U.N. mission, via KCNA, called the MSMT an illegal body with no link to the U.N. and rejected its cyber findings as a fabricated story.
  • The MSMT, formed in 2024 after Russia vetoed renewal of the U.N. panel of experts and China abstained, comprises 11 countries led by South Korea and the United States.
  • The team’s October 22, 2025 report alleged deep ties between sanctioned DPRK entities and malicious cyber operations and estimated about $2.84 billion in virtual-asset theft from early 2024 to September 2025.
  • Washington reiterated support for enforcing U.N. sanctions and denuclearization efforts, saying the MSMT will continue publishing fact-based reports on DPRK violations.