Russia's stealth oil ships: How Moscow dodges sanctions | DW News

Can anyone stop Russia's shadow-fleet -- the rag-tag collection of ships quietly moving oil around the world in spite of Western sanctions.  The US and UK are trying -- they've now blacklisted 183 vessels that they say belong to the fleet. But will that work? And could it finally start sapping Moscow's oil revenues, with which it funds its war with Ukraine?

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[HuskyOwner-bljf]

I wouldn't refer to Russia's shadow fleet as stealth
Just follow the oil slick and you'll find them with almost no effort

[odunayooyebade]

If you know the number of Russian oil china India Brazil consume in a day for domestic use alone, you won’t sit there and waste time talking about sanctions

[gaborrajnai]

Is it mandatory to carry your oil on western ships or to insure it with a western company?

[GwynBleys]

between 30% and 50% means you have no idea lol

[juandeldiablo]

You got oil countries will buy it sanctions oh no sanctions

[stevanjakovljevic]

Ship isnt insured in London - DW call it shadow fleet.

[comrade]

Russia is too big of a country to be ignored by the world

[happymelon]

A better question :
Who has the right to sanction other ?
politicians or the people of the country.

[y.u.so.]

According to CREA, Finland


Coal: From 5 December 2022 until the end of December 2024, China purchased 46% of all Russia’s coal exports. India (17%), Turkey (10%), South Korea (10%), and Taiwan (5%) round off the top five buyers list.

Crude oil: China has bought 47% of Russia’s crude exports, followed by India (37%), the EU (7%), and Turkey (6%).

Oil products: Turkey, the largest buyer, has purchased 25% of Russia’s oil product exports, followed by China (12%), and Brazil (11%).

LNG: The EU was the largest buyer, purchasing 49% of Russia’s LNG exports, followed by China (22%), and Japan (18%).

Pipeline gas: The EU was the largest buyer, purchasing 40% of Russia’s pipeline gas, followed by China (27%), and Turkey (26%).


Wonder who is DW fooling here when the preacher himself is eating sugar.

[paololuckyluke]

Why wasn’t this done before? Probably, for much the same reason that sanctions seem to be eternally incremental.

[radovanminic]

You can see that the BRICS countries no longer need the dollar from the exchange rate trend of the gold price. You can both be students until you retire, your mom will pay.

[happymelon]

😅 But U$ increase 400% petroleum products import from India.
It's the largest India customer.
We all knew where India get 0i1

[pedroprt]

I don't understand why is so diffucult for US and Europe to understand they can't stop Russia and China

[BorrisStar]

The German economy is in dire need of cheap energy. There is nowhere to buy cheap gas except in Russia. That is why they say - "ugh, without molecules of freedom - this is unacceptable!" and ... they buy!

[neilcoelho]

What if they just keep changing the name and numbers of the ships?

[dragicaernaut]

Normal fleet just not insured in London

[monmouthnj]

So? NATO also has stealth ships. They are called submarines.

[AnKum]

Seems Moscow doesnt like sanctions.
Neithe do majorty of nations.

[InGODweTrust]

Did Greta thunberg write this article? 😂

[dimas]

Yes, we see how sanctions are working WW is a good example.