South Korea threatens legal action if fuel shipments to Russia found to have broken law
Responding to a Guardian report that revealed thousands of tonnes of fuel was transported to Russia, Seoul said it was investigating the cases
TL;DR
- South Korea is investigating reports of fuel shipments from its ports to Russia.
- The government stated it will take legal action if domestic laws were violated.
- Analysis of port records indicated over 176,000 tonnes of fuel were loaded onto tankers making voyages to Russia's far east.
- Three of the tankers involved were under UK and EU sanctions.
- South Korea's government claims the refined petroleum products are not covered by its export controls on Russia.
- The government is examining tanker routes and declarations to assess potential violations.
- Ukraine has raised the issue with Seoul through diplomatic channels.