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North Korea Owes Sweden €300m for 1,000 Volvos It Stole 40 Years Ago – And Is Still Using

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North Korea’s foremost trade debt to the western world is bizarre even by North Korean standards. Each time the administration misses a payment, as it has done every year for the past 40 years, we are reminded of one of the most unexpected political twists of the last century: Kim Il-sung scamming Sweden out of 1,000…

North Korea Owes Sweden €300m for 1,000 Volvos It Stole 40 Years Ago – And Is Still Using

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