Sanctions

A Russian cargo ship under sanctions is believed to have delivered a large consignment of military equipment to the port of Lomé in Togo for Russian and Malian forces.

The Italian ship ITS Thaon di Revel inspected the Toa Payoh, a sanctioned oil tanker that is part of the Russian “shadow fleet.”

he European Union, within the framework of the 21st package of sanctions, has for the first time imposed restrictions on a crewing company that provided for the activities of the Russian shadow fleet.

The talks have reached a deadlock after Greece objected to new restrictions on the transshipment of Russian LNG.

More than 210 vessels subject to international sanctions are currently flying the Russian flag.

Greece has opposed a ban on the transport of Russian LNG to third countries – it could destroy the business of Greek tycoon George Prokopio.

The European Parliament has supported a non-binding resolution to ban alumina exports to Russia.

Ukraine has called on the International Maritime Organization to strengthen counteraction to Russian attacks on civilian shipping and the activities of the Russian shadow fleet.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on European countries to stop tankers of the Russian shadow fleet and create mechanisms for confiscating Russian oil.

During the Greenpeace action in the Baltic Sea, a Russian warship accompanied the Kira K tanker of the shadow fleet, which was transporting Russian oil.