Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Friday denied reports that Russia is re-exporting North Korean coal.

"Russia is a responsible member of the international community," he told reporters at a conference call, according to Reuters, which reported earlier that North Korea had shipped coal to Russia last year which was then delivered to South Korea and Japan, in a likely violation of UN sanctions.

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