Russia using online platform to illegally employ North Korean ‘students’

What happened: A Dutch nonprofit investigation detailed how a Russian labor-brokering platform, KNDR.su, employs North Korean workers in violation of international law, benefiting Moscow's war effort in Ukraine. Why it matters: The report names Moscow-based businessman Vladimir Sokolov, who was sanctioned by the European Union earlier this month for facilitating cooperation projects involving North Korea.

A Dutch nonprofit investigation detailed how a Russian labor-brokering platform, KNDR.su, employs North Korean workers in violation of international law, benefiting Moscow's war effort in Ukraine.

The report names Moscow-based businessman Vladimir Sokolov, who was sanctioned by the European Union earlier this month for facilitating cooperation projects involving North Korea.