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South Korea Shipping Fuel to Russia via Sanctioned Tankers
Guardian analysis of port records and ship-tracking data has found that over 176,000 tonnes of fuel — mostly diesel — was shipped from South Korean ports to Russia in July and August, some of it carried on sanctioned tankers. The revelation directly undermines Seoul's public support for Ukraine and adds a new wrinkle to the West's increasingly porous sanctions regime against Moscow.
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