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From Russia with fuel: How North Korea may be sailing around sanctions

AT least eight North Korean ships that left Russia with a cargo load of fuel this year have headed for their homeland, despite declaring other destinations, a ploy US officials say is often used to undermine sanctions.

Reuters has no evidence of wrongdoing by the vessels, whose movements were recorded in Reuters ship-tracking data.

Changing a ship’s destination once underway is not forbidden, and it’s unclear whether any of the ships unloaded fuel in North Korea.

Read more at News.com.au

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