Investigations by The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal reveal that American-insured tankers transported $2.8bn of Iranian crude oil in 2023, and an Azerbaijani trader's fleet facilitated 20% of Russia's oil exports. Russia benefits from a 'shadow fleet' of old tankers, allowing it to bypass sanctions and continue oil trading, contributing to its expected economic growth surpassing the UK and US at +2.6% this year.
SANCTIONS = ANOTHER MAN'S FORTUNE. A @WSJ report revealed how Azerbaijani trader Etibar Eyyub's bootleg tanker fleet facilitated 20% of Russia's oil exports in 2023. More evidence that sanctions RARELY WORK. https://t.co/wgSQU5YLPc
The Secret Oil-Trading Ring That Funds Russia’s War https://t.co/UVSnvIROhB Sanctions rarely work. Where there are blockade, there will be those that who break blockades for a profit.
🇷🇺DO SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA WORK? No... thanks to Russia's "shadow fleet of old rusted tankers that sail the seas undetected." Russia's economy is expected to grow stronger than UK and US economy at +2.6% this year. Source: C4 https://t.co/2LwkOFD9rc https://t.co/uIzzK4dMl3
🇷🇺DO SANCTIONS ON RUSSIAN REALLY WORK? No... thanks to Russia's "shadow fleet of old rusted tankers that sail the seas undetected." Russia's economy is expected to grow stronger than UK and US economy at +2.6% this year. Source: C4 https://t.co/e1T514sPSZ https://t.co/uIzzK4dMl3
The Shadow Fleet Fueling Russia’s War | Bloomberg Investigates. It's over 18 minutes. Basically the unexpected consequences of War. An armada of aging oil tankers is keeping Russian oil flowing. Hundreds of vessels are part of a “shadow fleet” that’s allowed the Kremlin to dodge…
US SANCTIONS ON IRAN HAVE FAILED. An investigation by the @nytimes revealed that American-insured tankers transported at least $2.8bn of Iranian crude oil during 2023. SANCTIONS NEVER WORK. https://t.co/rZdUL21EHq