00:00The diplomatic friction between Seoul and Kyiv doesn't end there.
00:03South Korea is also facing questions over reports that fuel from the country
00:08was shipped to Russia aboard sanctioned tankers.
00:11Seoul says it has yet to verify the claims but will take legal action
00:16if any violations are confirmed.
00:19According to Seoul's foreign ministry, some commercial fuel products
00:23like diesel and jet fuel are not subject to its export restrictions.
00:27The comments came after a report by The Guardian this week
00:31that more than 176,000 tons of fuel had been shipped from South Korea to Russia
00:37in July and August, citing port records and ship tracking data.
00:42Following the report, Vladislav Vlasiuk, an advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky,
00:47said the cargoes had helped Moscow cope with fuel shortages during the war in Ukraine.
00:53South Korea's presidential office rejected the allegations,
00:56insisting Seoul had consistently enforced sanctions and export controls against Russia.
