Russian diplomats complain of acute shortages in North Korea causing foreign exodus
Russia's diplomatic mission to North Korea complained on Thursday of acute shortages of essential goods such as medicine, problems getting healthcare and pandemic restrictions that it said were unprecedented in their severity. Foreign diplomats have been leaving North Korea in droves, it said in a statement on Facebook, describing it as an exodus that had left behind fewer than 290 foreign nationals in the country.
Only nine foreign ambassadors and four charges d'affaires were still representing their nations, with most embassies having cut staff to a minimum, Russia's diplomatic mission said. Britain, Brazil, Germany and several other countries have already locked up the gates to their missions, while all foreign staff at international humanitarian organisations have left, it said.
Last month, a group of Russian diplomats and family members used a hand-pushed rail trolley to leave North Korea amid tough restrictions including the blocking of most forms of passenger transport across the border. Photos and video released by Russia's foreign ministry at the time showed the trolley, laden with brightly coloured bags and suitcases, being pushed ...
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