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#1 Denmark Warns That Russia May Send Warships to Escort Oil Tankers

Dec 19 2024 // Denmark warned that Russia’s navy may start escorting the so-called shadow fleet tankers through Danish straits to escalate provocations against NATO countries.Threats against Denmark have become “more...

#2 Ukraine Identifies Tankers It Says Are in Russia’s Shadow Oil Fleet

Dec 13 2024 // Ukraine identified 238 tankers it said belong to a shadow fleet of ships that Russia is using to keep its oil and fuels moving around the world — with a view to western authorities sanctioning the carriers.The Military...

#3 Stricken Oil Tankers Show Risks of Russia’s Aging ‘Shadow Fleet’

Dec 16 2024 // Russian authorities sought to limit the damage on Monday from oil spilled into the Kerch Strait by two aging tankers that were damaged during a heavy weekend storm, highlighting the environmental and insurance risks of...

#4 Baltic Sea Countries to Start Checking Insurance Status of Tankers Moving Russian Oil

Dec 17 2024 // Twelve European countries are set to clamp down on tankers that move millions of barrels of Russian petroleum around the world — by asking to see how they’re protected against oil spills and other high-cost...

#5 Third Tanker Sends Distress Call as Oil Washes Up on Russia’s Black Sea Coast

Dec 18 2024 // Spilled oil has washed up along “tens of kilometers” of the Russian Black Sea coast after two tankers were badly damaged in a storm at the weekend, a regional official said on Tuesday, and state media said a...

#6 Cyber Attack on Italy’s Foreign Ministry, Airports Claimed by Pro-Russian Hackers

Dec 30 2024 // Hackers targeted around ten official websites in Italy on Saturday, including the websites of the Foreign Ministry and Milan’s two airports, putting them out of action temporarily, the country’s cyber security...

#7 UK Targets Russian Oil Trading ‘Lynchpins’ With Sanctions

Dec 18 2024 // The UK announced fresh sanctions targeting alleged “lynchpins” that enable the trade of Russian oil, along with 20 “shadow fleet” vessels.The financial curbs on oil trading firms, 2Rivers DMCC and...

#8 Russia-Appointed Officials in Crimea Declare Emergency as Oil Spill Reaches Sevastopol

Jan 6 2025 // Russia-appointed officials in Moscow-occupied Crimea announced a regional emergency on Saturday, as oil was detected on the shores of Sevastopol, the peninsula’s largest city.Fuel oil spilled out of two...

#9 G-7 Considers Options to Harden Price Cap on Russian Oil

Dec 20 2024 // Group of Seven nations are exploring ways to toughen the price cap on Russian oil as they seek to better target Moscow’s ability to fund its war against Ukraine, according to people familiar with the matter.Options...