Trump administration to target North Korea with new sanctions on Friday

[demmiblue]

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration plans to announce on Friday what is being billed as the largest package of sanctions yet against North Korea to increase pressure on Pyongyang for its nuclear and ballistic missile tests, a senior administration official said.
U.S. President Donald Trump talks about gun safety in schools during a meeting with local and state officials about improving school safety at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 22, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis

President Donald Trump is expected to talk about the new sanctions during a mid-morning speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference, and the Treasury Department will get into the details later in the day.

A senior administration official, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity, called the new penalties “the largest package of new sanctions against the North Korea regime,” without giving details.

Vice President Mike Pence had given a glimpse of the plan two weeks ago when he spoke in Tokyo on his way to South Korea for the opening of the Winter Olympics, saying stepped-up sanctions would be announced soon.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-usa/trump-administration-to-target-north-korea-with-new-sanctions-on-friday-idUSKCN1G708Z

[pazzyanne]

1. I want to know

when the sanctions approved by Congress will be served against Russia. Still waiting.

[C_U_L8R]

2. Like NK gives a hoot

Trump is the king of meaningless gestures. A real empty suit.

[Cha]

3. But None for russia

[Hermit-The-Prog]

4. two-faced

From the article:

“We stand up to murderous dictatorships. And we will keep standing strong until North Korea stops threatening our country, our allies or until they abandon their nuclear and ballistic missiles once and for all,” Pence said.

That's an obvious lie, given that TrumPutin and Pence failed to carry out the law overwhelmingly passed by Congress sanctioning Russia. It's almost as if they favor the murderous dictatorship of Putin and want to push NK into giving an excuse for TrumPutin to play with nukes.