US designates 4 on DPRK sanctions lists & issues Russia-related General License
27 August 2025
The US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has designated 2 individuals and 2 entities on the North Korea / DPRK sanctions list and issued Russia-related General License 104A.
Designations
OFAC designated 2 people and 2 entities who are said to be involved in DPRK fraudulent information technology worker schemes. These schemes are said to generate revenue for illicit weapons programs and have been the target of previous US sanctions. The 2 people sanctioned today are:
- Vitaliy Sergeyevich Andreyev, a Russian national sanctioned for facilitating payments to a US-designated North Korean company.
- Kim Ung Sun, a North Korean consular official who is said to have assisted Mr Andreyev’s transfer of funds to designated entity.
The 2 companies sanctioned are:
- Shenyang Geumpungri Network Technology Co. Ltd, which is said to be a Chinese front company for a sanctioned DPRK company.
- Korea Sinjin Trading Corporation, a DPRK subsidiary of the US-sanctioned DPRK Ministry of People’s Armed Forced General Political Bureau.
These sanctions were imposed pursuant to Executive Order 13687 (North Korea).
General License
The US also issued Russia- Related General License No 104A, which authorises transactions related to imports of certain diamonds which would otherwise be prohibited by Executive Order 14068. Today’s General License extends Russia-Related General License No 104, which had authorised imports of certain non-industrial diamonds into the US until 1 September 2025. Our US Licensing page has more information on US licenses.
