Telegraph.co.uk | US asks UN to cut off oil to North Korea, blacklist Kim Jong-un Telegraph.co.uk The United States on Wednesday asked the UN Security Council to slap an oil embargo on North Korea and freeze the assets of leader Kim Jong-un, in response to Pyongyang's sixth and most powerful nuclear test. A US-drafted resolution obtained by AFP ... US proposes sanctions banning oil to North Korea, freezing assets US pushes oil embargo on North Korea, takes aim at Kim Jong Un US proposes UN ban on oil to North Korea and asset freeze |