the war in Ukraine, this time in a deal that would provide Pyongyang with needed food and other commodities in return. Between the end of 2022 and early 2023, Treasury said Mkrtychev worked with North Korean officials to obtain over two dozen kinds of weapons and munitions for Russia in exchange for commercial aircraft, raw materials and commodities to be sent to North Korea. resolutions that ban North Korea from exporting to or importing weapons from other countries