OREANDA-NEWS The European Commission is making sure that there is no circumvention of EU sanctions against Russia by third countries, said EC spokesman Daniel Sheridan Ferry.

"We do not stop our efforts to prevent the export (to Russia) of ammunition or goods entering the places of hostilities," Ferry said at a briefing in Brussels.

He noted that the facts of circumvention of sanctions are known, the EC is "working around the clock to avoid this."

In turn, the official representative of the head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, Peter Stano, answering a relevant question, said that "the possible supply of weapons to Russia from North Korea may be regarded as a violation of UN resolutions and sanctions imposed by the UN." "We take this very seriously and are discussing it with our European partners and in the EU, and strongly condemn such actions," Stano said.

The Russian side has previously denied reports of arms shipments from the DPRK, pointing out that such information is not based on evidence.