OREANDA-NEWS  In March of this year, South Korea significantly increased imports of Russian petroleum products against the background of the conflict in the Middle East - to the highest levels since June 2022, RIA Novosti calculated according to the Korean statistical service.

In total, South Korea imported oil products from Russia for $33.4 million (27.9 thousand tons) in March, the most since June 2022, when it purchased oil products for $71.4 million. In general, over the past few years, the cost of supplies has rarely risen above several million dollars.