Greece, Cyprus and Malta do not support sanctions against the “shadow fleet” of the Russian Federation

Three Mediterranean countries opposed sanctions on the semi-legal transportation of Russian oil.

During the discussion of the new package of EU sanctions against Russia, Greece, Cyprus and Malta opposed restrictions on the so-called shadow fleet of the Russian Federation. This is written by СTS with reference to the Financial Times.

We are talking about tankers that Russia uses to transport crude oil with unverified insurance and opaque ownership structures.

Representatives of Greece, Cyprus and Malta expressed fears that the sanctions would allegedly force shipping operators to resort to even more opaque ways of hiding their fleets. And this, in turn, can increase the risk of major maritime disasters and harm the entire shipping industry.

Previously, USM wrote that as part of the new package of sanctions, EU ports should be prohibited from re-exporting Russian LNG.