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Marshall Islands says looking at 'expelling' Russian ships on its registry

FILE PHOTO: Marshall Islands Foreign Minister Casten Nemra attends a news conference with Taiwan Foreign Ministry spokesperson Joanne Ou in Taipei, Taiwan March 25, 2022. REUTERS/Ben Blanchard/File Photo

The Marshall Islands is considering "expelling" from their ship registry any Russian yachts or boats that have been targeted by Western-led sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, its foreign minister said on Friday.

The minister, Casten Nemra, whose country along with Panama and Liberia is popular for registering ships, told reporters on a trip to Taiwan that his Pacific island nation strongly condemned the Russian invasion.

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