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'We will NOT comply' Russia refuses to impose North Korea sanctions set by United States

RUSSIA has announced it has no intention of

imposing sanctions on North Korea set by the United States, insisting it is under "no

obligation" to comply with them.

Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov said yesterday Moscow did not recognise "one-sided

American sanctions" and would only enforce those passed by the United Nations (UN) Security

Council.

Russian news agency RIA quoted Mr Morgulov as saying: "We will carry out only sanctions

which are adopted by the UN Security Council.

"We don't recognise one-sided American sanctions, we have no international obligations to comply

with them."

He added officials would not expel citizens from the rogue state living in Russia who

are subject to punitive measures drawn up by President Donald Trump's administration.

This comes as the US State Department urged the Kremlin to "do more" to uphold UN

sanctions and strangle Kim Jong-un's regime of the funds, oil and coal it needs to further

its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes.

Relations between Russia and the United States have soured in recent months, despite Mr Trump's

desire to repair the strained relationship with President Vladimir Putin.

And now the Kremlin stands accused of breaching UN sanctions by assisting Pyongyang by purchasing

coal from the hermit state, which is one of its biggest cash sources, then shipping it

to South Korea and Japan.

The Security Council banned all exports of coal from the secretive state in August.

But Western European intelligence sources say the secretive state has since shipped

coal to Russian ports on at least three occasions.

One of the sources, who spoke to Reuters on the condition of anonymity, said: "Russia's

port of Nakhodka is becoming a transhipping hub for North Korean coal."

In response, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov insisted Russia abided by international law.

He told reporters: "Russia is a responsible member of the international community."

Asked about the shipments, a US State Department spokesman said: "It's clear that Russia needs

to do more.

"All UN member states, including Russia, are required to implement sanctions resolutions

in good faith and we expect them all to do so."

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Cuomo says East Coast states will sue feds, looking to thwart key piece of tax overhaul - Duration: 3:02.

Cuomo says East Coast states will sue feds, looking to thwart key piece of tax overhaul

New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday that a coalition of East Coast states

will sue the federal government over the Trump-signed tax overhaul, in the latest bid to undermine

the law that Republicans have cheered.

The states -- New York, New Jersey and Connecticut -- appear to be taking aim at a provision

that limits residents' state and local tax deduction (SALT) to $10,000.

While the law contains sweeping tax rate cuts for businesses and individuals, taxpayers

in high-tax states like those in the Northeast are expected to take a hit from the SALT change.

Cuomo called it an "economic missile."

"The elimination of full state and local deductibility is a blatantly partisan and unlawful attack

on New York that uses our hardworking families and tax dollars as a piggy bank to pay for

tax cuts for corporations and other states,� Cuomo said in a statement.

�This coalition will take the federal government to court to protect our residents from this

assault."

A press release from Cuomo�s office claimed that the elimination of full SALT deductibility

will cost New York $14.3 billion.

The move has picked up support from Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy and New Jersey Gov. Phil

Murphy, who just replaced Chris Christie.

"Capping the State and Local Tax deduction had nothing to do with sound policy," Murphy

said.

"It is a clear and politically motivated punishment of blue states � like New Jersey and our

neighbors �who already pay far more to the federal government than we receive.�

The lawsuit is just the latest attempt by Democratic governors and other high-profile

lawmakers to thwart the tax bill.

While a number of major companies have announced bonuses tied to the bill, and firms across

America are preparing to revise their income tax withholding for workers, Democrats also

have downplayed gains for average Americans as "crumbs."

Cuomo has separately floated the possibility of largely ending the personal income tax

in his state, instead imposing an employer-side payroll tax that's deductible on federal taxes.

This would ease the impact of the SALT cap for employees, though companies would likely

adjust wages � which could be offset with a credit.

California officials have also raised the possibility of letting residents donate to

the state budget, and in return get a dollar-for-dollar tax credit on the full amount of the contribution.

Taxpayers would then be able to deduct that �charitable� contribution from their federal

taxes, making up for any loss from the SALT cap.

Cuomo's lawsuit announcement did not specify a particular legal avenue of attack, though

such a suit could claim the law violates the 14th Amendment by targeting certain classes

of people -- namely those living in high-tax states.

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