North Korea And Iran

[Dagman]

Just wondering why flights or exports to Russia from these countries with weapon supplies aren't to be stopped, is there a fear of retaliation from them? I thought flights etc in and out were banned, is it different when it's a military cargo?

[Gromit]

Who would stop them, and for what reason?

No every nation in the world have signed up for sanctions. Those that haven’t can do whatever trades they like.

[ichkeria]

It appears most of the Iranian drones were faulty and at this rate there won’t be any Russian troops left to use the N Korean weapons.
Russia is getting hammered now.
Yesterday Ukrainian forces launched a surprise counter attack in SE Kharkiv region and have made big advances with huge losses on the Russian side.
At what point Putin realises the game is up who knows

[Gromit]

Hope you are right ichkeria.
Wasn’t Pakistan involved in supplying Russia too. Why aren’t the UK making a diplomatic fuss about them?

[ichkeria]

Pakistan is supplying Ukraine!
Probably because India has been ambivalent and has refused to impose its own sanctions

[ichkeria]

I’m sure they could have a whip round in Eritrea too ;-)

[Gromit]

// Pakistan is supplying Ukraine! //

Excellent.

[ichkeria]

This isn’t where I saw it but here is an interesting link.

Just to confirm what Gromit said above, provided the weapons aren’t going via routes that can be intercepted then there’s nothing that can be done.
I find it hard to believe tho that it’s any more than an act of desperation

https://theprint.in/defence/ukraines-munitions-might-be-coming-from-unlikely-source-russias-new-friend-pakistan/1109595/?amp

[ichkeria]

Russia’s front line in Kharkiv region appears to have collapsed.
Ukrainian forces advancing on Kupiansk and Izyum

[ichkeria]

The joke now is that the biggest supplier of weapons to Ukraine is in fact …
Russia

[Paigntonian]

It's up to them. We can't, nor should we, enforce any kind of ban if those sovereign countries have not signed up to any sanctions.

[ichkeria]

Ukraine has liberated Bakakliya, Kharkiv region. I know no one has heard of it but it’s the by far largest town to be retaken.
And larger ones await …

[ichkeria]

Balakliya