BBC news: Scandal hits Ukrainian UN troops PDF Skriv ut E-post
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søndag 04. september 2005
  The UN has told Ukraine to withdraw its peacekeepers in Lebanon, saying some have engaged in "financial misconduct". It gave no details, but Reuters news agency quotes unnamed UN officials as saying the troops have been involved in reselling $1m (£0.54m) worth of UN oil.
The Ukrainian government says it has already taken disciplinary action against the soldiers responsible. The Ukrainian contingent is part of the Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil), which has 2,000 troops.

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