Russia began supplying oil directly to North Korea via at least five tankers that collected oil products from Vostochny Port in Russia's Far East, the first documented direct seaborne deliveries since the UN Security Council imposed a strict cap on oil transfers in 2017.
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At least five North Korean tankers travelled this month to collect oil products from Vostochny Port in Russia's Far East, according to satellite images shared with the Financial Times by the Royal United Services Institute
The shipments, which began on March 7, are the first documented direct seaborne deliveries from Russia since the UN Security Council imposed a strict cap on oil transfers in 2017
Russia began providing direct oil supplies to North Korea, with at least five North Korean tankers visiting Vostochny Port since March 7 to obtain petroleum products
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