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EU may replace price cap on Russian oil with complete ban on maritime services, — Bloomberg
A complete ban would simplify control and significantly increase pressure on crude oil exports from Russia.
North Korea reduced naval arms deliveries to Russia by three times in January
The decrease in intensity was influenced by ice conditions in Russian Far Eastern ports and possible internal political pauses before the party congress.
Indian refineries are accepting Russian oil again
In early January, about 2.2 million barrels of Russian oil could arrive at Reliance Industries’ Jamnagar refinery in India.
Russia takes tanker pursued by US Coast Guard under protection
The crew of the tanker Bella 1, which was heading to Venezuela and which the US military tried to stop in the Caribbean Sea, managed to obtain protection in Russia.
Russia has stopped provocations in the Baltic Sea for the safety of the “shadow fleet”, – Estonian intelligence
Estonian intelligence believes that Russia has stopped provocations against NATO countries in the Baltic Sea after the Alliance’s retaliatory actions.
Traffic on the Bosphorus was temporarily suspended due to an accident on the bulk carrier “Ere M”, which was coming from Russia.
Bulk carrier loses control and drifts toward shore. Traffic in the Bosphorus has been temporarily suspended as a precautionary measure.
The Russian ship that sank in the Mediterranean Sea last year was carrying nuclear reactors for North Korea.
The Russian cargo ship Ursa Major, which sank near Cartagena in December 2024, was carrying two nuclear reactor hulls for North Korea.
China and Russia comment on military exercises around Taiwan
China explained the exercises around Taiwan as “protecting sovereignty and deterring foreign armies.”
Drones hit the port of Temryuk: two tanks with petroleum products caught fire
Two oil tanks caught fire in the Russian port of Temryuk, the area of the fire reached about 2 thousand m².
More than 20 tankers with Russian oil stuck near India and China
Oil volumes at sea have surged, with supplies stalling despite the highest shipments from Russia in 2.5 years.
