South Korea pledges legal action over alleged fuel exports to Russia

Ukrainian reports of South Korean fuel exports to Russia come amid strained tensions between Seoul and Kyiv.Published On 8 Oct 20268 Oct 2026South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said the government will take legal action over illegal fuel shipments to Russia if allegations from an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are confirmed.The Foreign Ministry said on Thursday it had not confirmed whether South Korean fuel, including diesel, had been exported to Russia.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3S Korea demands Ukraine apology over disclosure of N Korea’s POW transferlist 2 of 3Why South Korea is demanding an apology from Ukraine over North Korean PoWslist 3 of 3Row between Ukraine, South Korea mounts over North Korean POWsend of listIt added that exports of some products, such as diesel and jet fuel for commercial purposes, were not included in a South Korean exports control list to Russia.On Wednesday, the South Korean presidential office dismissed a statement by Vladyslav Vlasiuk, an adviser to the Ukrainian president on sanctions policy, that 176,000 tonnes of fuel were shipped from South Korea to Russia via sanctioned tankers in July and August...