How Kim Jong Un circumvented sanctions and funneled up to $22 billion into Pyongyang’s coffers
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Key context: <p>Trade data and satellite imagery analyzed by Bloomberg reveal how North Korea’s regime has found new sources of revenue and is expanding its nuclear arsenal — the windfall it struck with the war in Ukraine and the army of hackers</p> <p>The post <a href="https://en.protothema.gr/2026/08/17/how-kim-jong-un-circumvented-sanctions-and-funneled-up-to-22-billion-into-pyongyangs-coffers/">How Kim Jong Un circumvented sanctions and funneled up to $22 billion into Pyongyang’s coffers</a> appeared first on <a href="https://en.protothema.gr">ProtoThema English</a>.</p> This development from en.protothema.gr highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
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