Abroad

Russia wants to create its own “grain agreement”
Russian federation plans to conclude its own agreement with Iran and Turkey, an alternative to the Grain Initiative.

Japan banned the export of dual purpose goods to russia
Japan is suspending the export of many dual-use goods to russian federation — a few days after russian ships fired supersonic missiles toward the Sea of Japan.

It became known when Viterra will finally leave the russian market
Viterra Limited has officially confirmed its withdrawal from the russian market. The company plans to transfer export operations to russian federation from July 1, 2023.

The abandoned superyacht of a russian oligarch may be put up for auction
The superyacht Alfa Nero will be put up for auction if no one claims ownership by March 31.

Anti-record: in March, russian federation exported a maximum of oil products by sea
Sea exports of petroleum products from russian federation reached their maximum since the beginning of the full-scale war. In March, supplies amounted to 3.1-3.2 million barrels per day.

Ukrainian sailors are accused of smuggling oil from Serbia
Last week in Serbia, law enforcement officers discovered a vessel with a Ukrainian crew that was trying to illegally export more than 12 tons of oil from the country.

Greece became the main carrier of Rosneft
Greek shipowners significantly increased the number of shipments thanks to the transportation of Rosneft.

A russian ship with a cargo of an oligarch was detained in the port of Finland
Smew dry cargo was detained in the Finnish port of Kotka. Fertilizers of the company of a sanctioned russian oligarch were transported on the ship.

The “shadow” fleet of russian federation was replenished with ships under the flag of Cameroon
The share of Cameroonian tankers in the russian “shadow” fleet is increasing. Almost all vessels flying the Cameroon flag have questionable ownership structures.

For the first time, Kazakhstan sent oil through the Caspian Sea, bypassing russian federation
Kazakhstan made the first test shipment of its oil from the Kashagan field through the Caspian Sea to Azerbaijan.