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Activists demonstrate in front of a ship carrying Russian oil in the Baltic Sea this spring. The U.S. has imposed sanctions on Russian oil. However, most countries have not, and refineries around the world still import Russian oil. Frank Molter/dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images hide caption

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Despite U.S. sanctions, oil traders help Russian oil reach global markets

Russia is still making billions of dollars on oil exports since invading Ukraine. That crude is still flowing abroad thanks in part to a controversial group of oil traders.

Activists demonstrate in front of a ship carrying Russian oil in the Baltic Sea this spring. The U.S. has imposed sanctions on Russian oil. However, most countries have not, and refineries around the world still import Russian oil. Frank Molter/dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images hide caption

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Frank Molter/dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images

Despite U.S. sanctions, oil traders help Russian oil reach global markets

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