Russia
Sanctioned vessel “Kapitan Yakovlev” heads to Svalbard
Upon entering territorial waters, a standard customs and police check is likely to take place. The Russian vessel “Kapitan Yakovlev” (IMO 9077575) set course for the Spitsbergen archipelago, arriving in Barentsburg on September 11. This was reported by Kateryna Yaresko, a journalist for the SeaKrime project of the Peacekeeper Center. The Kapitan Yakovlev is under…
A Russian man who purchased underwater reconnaissance equipment for Russia was convicted in Germany
The Frankfurt am Main regional court has sentenced a Russian citizen to almost five years in prison for illegally exporting dual-use goods to the Russian Federation.
Germany and France propose EU sanctions against Lukoil
Berlin and Paris insist on including the Russian oil company Lukoil and its trading “subsidiary” Litasco in the 19th package of EU sanctions against Russia.
Russia presented the “Aurelia” system to protect against Ukrainian naval drones
“Aurelia” is planned to be installed near strategic facilities to create protective zones from sea drones and boats.
Oil prices rise on expectations of new sanctions against Russia
The market reacted to the possibility of new US and EU sanctions against Russian crude oil.
Russian military attacked a grain warehouse in the Odesa region
On the afternoon of Thursday, September 4, the Russians fired two ballistic missiles at the Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi district.
Russia creates “Orthodox” software for ports due to sanctions
Russia is urgently trying to replace Western software for managing shipping in ports and on warships.
Salary debts and a broken GPS: a Russian tanker was detained in the port of Murmansk
In the port of Murmansk, due to complaints from Russian sailors, the tanker Unity under the flag of Lesotho, which is part of the so-called “shadow fleet” of Russia, was detained.
In three years, Spain has almost completely abandoned Russian gas
The country is gradually abandoning its energy dependence on Russia, increasing supplies from the USA, Nigeria and Angola.
Russian oil companies’ profits have collapsed
The main reasons were the decline in world oil prices and the strengthening of the ruble.
