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Greek-owned vessels have transported nearly a third of all Russian oil shipments (Photo: Pexels - Bartosz Olżewski)

EU and G7 tankers facilitating Russian oil exports, report finds

A new report has found that EU countries are facilitating circumventing oil sanctions against Russia on a grand scale.

Greek-owned ships in particular stand out, and have transported nearly a third of all Russian oil shipments between December 2022 (when the oil cap was implemented) and the end of July.

Over the past months, media reports have suggested a fleet of "shadow" tankers, which are owned and insured in countries not i...

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Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.

Greek-owned vessels have transported nearly a third of all Russian oil shipments (Photo: Pexels - Bartosz Olżewski)

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Author Bio

Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.

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