The EU and Britain have imposed new sanctions on Russia, as the US refrains. The EU Council has approved its 17th package of sanctions against Russia, targeting nearly 200 ships in the shadow fleet. As a result, the total number of sanctioned vessels transporting Russian oil, ... #DonaldTrump #IndividualSanctions #Putin #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia
EU ambassadors have approved a new sanctions package targeting Russia. In response to Russia’s refusal to agree to a ceasefire, Europeans are set to impose a tough 17th package of EU sanctions. However, it may be weaker than expected. The package has already receiv... #EUsanctions #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia #ValdisDombrovskis
The EC has proposed its 17th package of Russian sanctions: Where will the blow land? The European Commission has finalized the preparation of the 17th package of sanctions targeting Russia, proposing restrictions on more than 150 vessels associated with the Russian shadow fleet that i... #China #circumventionOfSanctions #IndividualSanctions #Sakhalin2 #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia
A blow to the Russian energy sector: The EU has presented a plan for a complete phaseout of Russian energy carriers. The European Commission published a plan for EU countries to entirely eliminate Russian energy carriers, through which negotiations on new contracts with suppliers of Russian gas (pipeline and LNG) wi... #EnergyIndependence #EUenergy #NuclearFuel #RussianEnergyResources #ShadowFleetRussia
Trump has extended the previously imposed US restrictions on Russia while Kyiv prepares new shadow fleet sanctions. US President Donald Trump signed an executive order extending sanctions against the Russian Federation, which were initially imposed in April 2021 by former US President Biden, due to the Russian gove... #DonaldTrump #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia #ussanctions #Zelenskyy
The US has come up with a way to combat the Russian shadow fleet while also addressing its national debt through a single solution. A new bill has been introduced in the US aimed at tackling Russia’s shadow fleet of tankers that that are employed to transport oil, circumventing Western sanctions related to the war in Ukraine... #JoniErnst #OilTankers #RichardBlumenthal #RussianOil #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia
Russia has rejected Trump’s offer for peace in Ukraine. The White House now understands that there will be no quick deal. Russia cannot accept the US’ proposal to end the war in their “current form” since they do not address the issues that Moscow considers the primary reasons for the invasion, stated R... #DmytriyPeskov #DonaldTrump #Kremlin #PeaceAgreement #PeaceTalks #Putin #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia #WarEnding
Russian oil worth $1.3B is stuck at sea on tankers due to US sanctions, as China and India refuse to buy. According to Bloomberg, Russian crude oil is trapped at sea because of sanctions imposed by the US in January. The value of the raw material being transported is $1.35B. Approximately 7.7 million barr... #India #OilTankers #RussianOil #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia
Biden’s most recent sanctions will significantly impact Russian exports, and Trump has extended them for another year. According to the Central Bank, the US sanctions targeting the Russian oil and gas sector, along with the shadow fleet, introduced on January 10 are expected to cost Russia roughly 1% of its total expo... #DonaldTrump #Russiaexport #RussianCentralBank #RussianEconomy #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia
The EU’s new Russian sanctions will sever 13 additional Russian banks from SWIFT. Another 13 banks will be removed from the international payment system as part of the 16th package of EU sanctions. Representatives from 27 EU countries, including Hungary, agreed upon this new set of... #Gazprombank #RussianBanks #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia #SWIFT
The EU is preparing to seize shadow tankers on a primary Russian oil export route. European nations are engaged in closed discussions centered on confiscating clandestine Russian oil tankers in the Baltic Sea, a key pathway for transporting Russian oil via aging vessels. Approximate... #BalticSeaPorts #OilTankers #RussianOil #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia #Zelenskyy
Biden’s farewell sanctions have collapsed Russian oil prices. In the last days of his term, the Biden administration imposed strict sanctions against more than 180 Russian tankers, dozens of oil trading and insurance companies, and two production companies. Afte... #JoeBiden #OilRevenuesRussia #OilTankers #RussianOil #RussianOilPriceLimit #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia
Russia has growing problems exporting its oil as the latest sanctions hit the “shadow fleet” hard. Russian tankers have used various tactics to circumvent restrictions and deliver Russian oil while concealing its source. But now the “shadow fleet” consisting of about 1,300 ships is face... #Oilexport #OilTankers #RussianOil #RussiaProfits #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia
Russian LNG, aluminum, and the shadow fleet: What is the new EU sanctions package targeting? The 16th package of EU sanctions targeting Russia will not include a general ban on the import of Russian LNG. Instead, LNG supplies to terminals not connected to the EU’s common gas distributio... #Belarus #LNG #RussianAluminum #Sanctions #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia #SWIFT
Russia will find itself on the verge of collapse if it loses China, a large oil customer. Trading in Russian oil for March loadings in Asia has stopped as China is faced with a wide price gap between buyers and sellers. This comes after tanker freight costs soared due to the latest round o... #China #India #OilTankers #RussianOil #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia
Despite the shadow fleet, Russia is losing revenue from a key source of financing for its war in Ukraine. Russia’s oil export revenues fell by $1.1B to $14.6B in November 2024 due to lower oil prices and export volumes, according to a study by the KSE. In November, Russian crude oil exports by sea fell by... #circumventionOfSanctions #OilTankers #RussianOil #RussiaProfits #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia
China has banned Russia’s shadow fleet from entering major oil ports. China’s largest port operator, Shandong Port Group, has banned tankers under US sanctions from entering ports in Shandong province, home to many independent refineries that are the largest oil i... #China #OilRefineryRussia #OPEC #RussianOil #ShadowFleetRussia #ShandongPortGroup
The US is preparing new sanctions against Russia’s shadow fleet. The administration of US President Joe Biden plans to impose additional sanctions on tankers carrying Russian oil, Reuters writes. According to sources in the publication, the Biden administration pla... #RussianOil #RussianOilPriceLimit #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia
To end the Russian war sooner, the West must tighten oil sanctions against Moscow. The administration of US President Joe Biden is considering tightening sanctions against Russia, in an attempt to reduce Russia’s ability to finance its military aggression, and creating the pre... #RussianOil #RussianOilPriceLimit #SanctionsAgainstRussia #SecondarySanctions #ShadowFleetRussia
Russia’s oil export revenue is growing, allowing it to finance its war in Ukraine. According to KSE analysis, in October 2024, Russia’s oil export revenue increased by $1.2B, to $15.6B. 85% of deliveries were made by shadow tankers, which allowed Russia to evade the price limi... #India #RussianOil #RussiaProfits #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia #Turkey
EU ambassadors can’t reach an agreement on the 15th package of Russian sanctions because of Lithuania and Latvia. Representatives of EU countries were not able to approve the 15th package of sanctions against Russia, aimed at its elusive shadow fleet. According to EU diplomats, Lithuania and Latvia blocked the ad... #EuropeanCommission #Latvia #Lithuania #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia
The G7 countries plan to increase pressure on China over its support for Russia. G7 foreign ministers, meeting in Italy on Monday and Tuesday, will pledge to act against entities in China and elsewhere that support Russia’s war machine against Ukraine. A draft communiqué seen by B... #China #DualUseGoods #G7 #NorthKorea #Sanctions #ShadowFleetRussia #WarinUkraine
How do sanctions against Russia work, and what new restrictions are being prepared for the aggressor? Moscow allocated $7B to purchase microelectronics for the military-industrial complex but was not able to complete the purchase due to sanctions, said the Presidential Commissioner for Sanctions Polic... #AndriiPyshnyi #DefenseIndustryRussia #Gazprombank #Microchips #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia
The EU is working to deploy new sanctions against the Russian shadow fleet by the end of the year; current restrictions affect less than 50% of Russian oil exports. According to Bloomberg, the sanctions package, which the EU plans to approve by the end of the year, will also include sanctions against those involved in this trade. Member states are still negotiati... #AgroRussia #RussianLNG #RussianOil #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia
The European Parliament will adopt a resolution on the struggle with the Russian shadow fleet. This week, the European Parliament is preparing to adopt a resolution calling for more “targeted” measures against the Russian Federation’s shadow fleet. Russia’s continued eva... #EnvironmentalPollution #EuropeanParliament #RussianOil #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia
Despite sanctions, the volume of Russia’s shadow fleet has increased by 70% in one year. According to KSE analyses, Moscow has increased the volume of its shadow fleet of oil tankers by almost 70% despite restrictions targeting insurers and shipping companies. The volume of Russian oil tr... #OilTankers #RussianOil #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia
The European Parliament calls for an embargo on Russian LNG and sanctions against Gazprom. The European Parliament called on the EU to introduce a full embargo on Russian liquefied natural gas and sanctions against Gazprom and Russian oil companies. The MEPs advocate adding to the sanctions... #circumventionOfSanctions #Gazprom #Novatek #RussianLNG #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia
Despite circumventing sanctions and increasing its oil sales, Russia has failed to increase profits. Russia, due to the introduction of a complex of sanctions targeting trading companies and the shadow tanker fleet, and despite an increase in sales by 15-20%, cannot increase the profits generated fro... #OilTankers #RussianOil #RussiaProfits #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia
Europe will increase pressure on the Russian shadow fleet, but Moscow is preparing for restrictions on LNG. 44 European countries have agreed on the introduction of measures against the Russian Federation’s so-called shadow fleet, which is used to circumvent international restrictions. The joint ̶... #LNG #OilTankers #RussianLNG #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia
The White House is in no hurry to increase pressure on the Russian shadow fleet due to a possible negative impact on the cost of energy carriers on the eve of the elections. Officials at the US Treasury Department have proposed new restrictions designed to halt a fleet of aging oil tankers that help transport Russian oil in defiance of international sanctions. However, as... #RussianOil #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia #WhiteHouse
The Russian Federation’s economy is still far from a crisis, but if oil prices fall significantly, it will begin. This opinion was expressed by the Vice President of the Kyiv School of Economics, Elina Rybakova, who added that the Russian economy is overheated, but it is difficult to achieve a crisis if the West ... #OilEmbargo #RussianEconomy #RussianOil #RussianOilPriceLimit #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia
The EU has agreed on the 14th package of sanctions against the Russian Federation, targeting LNG and the shadow tanker fleet. The new measures include a ban on the transshipment of Russian liquefied natural gas and a plan to hold EU operators responsible for sanctions violations by their subsidiaries and partners in third co... #circumventionOfSanctions #RussianLNG #RussiaWarCrimes #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia
The EU’s 14th package of Russian sanctions targets shadow tankers, exports of liquefied gas, and dozens of people who support the war. The EU will introduce restrictions on 20 individuals and 22 legal entities in the latest package of sanctions against Russia. The EU has already issued 13 sanctions packages on Russia following its fu... #Hungary #IndividualSanctions #RussianLNG #RussianOil #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia
The EU has prepared the 14th sanctions package on the Russian Federation, and LNG trade and the fight to close loopholes are under the spotlight. The European Commission sent the bloc’s countries a draft of the 14th package of sanctions to be levied against the Russian Federation, which targets the trade of liquefied gas. The concept is to ban ... #BanRussianGas #circumventionOfSanctions #LNG #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia
How are restrictions against Russian oil working one year after implementation? After Russia’s full-scale invasion, the gray fleet has accounted for more than half of Russia’s oil exports for the first time. The gray fleet helped Moscow survive the shock of Western sanction... #RussianOil #RussianOilEmbargo #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia
The G7 is preparing a strike against the Russian Federation’s shadow fleet. According to the FT, the G7 countries want to solve the issue of manipulation of tanker transponders that are turned off while at sea or do not transmit data about their destination ports. Using these... #G7 #RussianOil #RussianOilEmbargo #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia
The shadow fleet for Russian oil is replenished with dozens of tankers every month. The number of ships involved amounts to approximately 25-35 every month. According to CNN, approximately 600 tankers (10% of the global market) are generally used to transport Russian oil. Experts div... #RussianOil #RussianOilExport #ShadowFleetRussia
