Sanctions

The new owner of the 106-meter superyacht “Amadea”, which the US confiscated from Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov, is 27-year-old Dubai billionaire Abbas Sajwani.

The United Kingdom has expanded sanctions against Russia, focusing on energy exports, the “shadow fleet”, the financial sector and the defense industry.

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.