Not helping North Korea evade sanctions, Russia asserts

Earlier on Tuesday, U.S.U.S.U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in Seoul that he was concerned that China and Russia were helping North Korea to expand its military capabilities by enabling it to evade United Nations sanctions.

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Russia was acting in its own interests when asked about a probe by the United States into alleged violations of Western oil sanctions on Moscow.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also told a daily conference call with reporters that President Vladimir Putin would hold a meeting on the fuel and energy complex later on Tuesday.