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A Trafigura spokesperson said: “We never comment on commercial transactions”, adding that the firm has not purchased Russian crude oil since May 2022 and that they “continue to comply with applicable sanctions”.((https://archive.ph/gXBW3#selection-629.402-629.613))

There is no suggestion that those named in this article operated illegally or in any way evade sanctions.((https://archive.ph/gXBW3#selection-739.0-739.105))