SEOUL - North Korea condemned on Friday sanctions imposed by Britain over a summer camp that London says was part of Kremlin-run youth programmes and entities involved in the deportation and indoctrination of Ukrainian children.
Pyongyang's foreign ministry said in a statement carried by state media KCNA that the sanctions on the Songdowon camp were a malicious act that London would pay a price for. It called them groundless and said they damaged the rights and interests of its children, who it said received the "most precious" treatment.
Britain imposed sanctions on dozens of Russian officials and organisations on Monday. The Songdowon International Children's Camp was also listed as part of the sanctions for its alleged involvement in Russia's forced deportation and reeducation of Ukrainian children.