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Between the invasion starting and the end of August, 40 percent of Russia's seaborne fossil-fuels exports were destined for the EU (Photo: Investigate Europe/Marta Portocarrero)

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The European shipping giants plying Putin's fossil-fuels trade

When the Malibu departed Murmansk port shortly after 8.30am on Sunday 28 August, leaving behind mild weather and steel-filled skies north of the Arctic Circle, it was weighed down with thousands of tonnes of crude oil and headed for Rotterdam, a familiar, well-trodden route for the Greek-owned tanker. \n \nBy the time the red and black-hulled liner made its way out of Kola Bay, navigated round Scandinavia, and docked in the Netherlands six days later, though, the outlook for the Malibu and th...

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Investigation by Chris Matthews (Investigate Europe) and Sotiris Sideris, Nikolas Leontopoulos, Thodoris Chondrogiannos, Konstantina Maltepioti (Reporters United).

#FuellingWar is a joint project of the journalistic non-profit organisations Investigate Europe and Reporters United.

Apart from the authors the following reporters have contributed to the investigation: Lorenzo Buzzoni, Ingeborg Eliassen, Manuel Rico, Nico Schmidt, Amund Trellevik.

In addition to EUobserver, media partners of this investigation are: Der Tagesspiegel (Germany), Bergens Tidende (Norway), Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy), InfoLibre (Spain), Meduza (Russia), Publico (Portugal).

Data Visualisation: Hendrik Lehmann and David Meininger (Der Tagesspiegel).

Between the invasion starting and the end of August, 40 percent of Russia's seaborne fossil-fuels exports were destined for the EU (Photo: Investigate Europe/Marta Portocarrero)

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Author Bio

Investigation by Chris Matthews (Investigate Europe) and Sotiris Sideris, Nikolas Leontopoulos, Thodoris Chondrogiannos, Konstantina Maltepioti (Reporters United).

#FuellingWar is a joint project of the journalistic non-profit organisations Investigate Europe and Reporters United.

Apart from the authors the following reporters have contributed to the investigation: Lorenzo Buzzoni, Ingeborg Eliassen, Manuel Rico, Nico Schmidt, Amund Trellevik.

In addition to EUobserver, media partners of this investigation are: Der Tagesspiegel (Germany), Bergens Tidende (Norway), Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy), InfoLibre (Spain), Meduza (Russia), Publico (Portugal).

Data Visualisation: Hendrik Lehmann and David Meininger (Der Tagesspiegel).

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