“Ukraine and international partners propose to reduce the maximum price for Russian oil to $40. US per barrel, apply sanctions to shadow fleet vessel captains and crewing companies, strengthen control over availability of appropriate tanker insurance and use opportunities to restrict the passage of tankers blacklisted in international port control memoranda.”, — write: www.president.gov.ua
The Deputy Head of the Office of the President Ihor Zhovkva and the adviser to the President’s authorized representative on sanctions policy Vladyslav Vlasyuk held a briefing for the heads and representatives of foreign diplomatic institutions in Ukraine, dedicated to the strengthening of sanctions against Russia’s shadow tanker fleet.
Argentina, Brazil, Great Britain, Greece, Denmark, Estonia, India, Italy, Canada, Republic of Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, Germany, Norway, South Africa, Poland, USA, Turkey, Finland were represented at the event. , France, Sweden, Japan and the EU.
Ihor Zhovkva noted that sanctions pressure on the Russian Federation is one of the key issues that the President of Ukraine discusses during meetings and telephone conversations with the leaders of partner countries. He also emphasized that the adopted sanctions decisions are very important.
“But we all understand that the sanctions pressure on Russian oil is not enough, it needs to be strengthened. An aging tanker fleet poses a threat to the environment – we saw this during the incident in the Kerch Strait. This should not happen again,” said the deputy head of the President’s Office.
Vladyslav Vlasyuk noted that the shadow fleet of the Russian Federation consists of more than 600 vessels that transport about 90% of Russian oil. In this way, the aggressor state earned 180 billion dollars from the export of oil and oil products. USA for 11 months of last year.
Also last year, the import of Russian liquefied gas to the EU reached a record volume – 17.5 million tons worth 7.3 billion dollars. Therefore, Ukraine expects the EU to completely reject Russian LNG in the 16th package of sanctions, which is planned to be approved in February.
“It’s time to stop the petrodollar flow that supports Russia’s aggression. Tough sanctions against the shadow fleet are the key to restoring peace,” said Vladyslav Vlasyuk.
Ukraine and international partners propose to lower the maximum price for Russian oil to $40. US per barrel, apply sanctions to shadow fleet vessel captains and crewing companies, strengthen control over the availability of appropriate tanker insurance and use opportunities to restrict the passage of tankers blacklisted in international port control memorandums.
The representative of the Head of State also noted the importance of recent US and Great Britain sanctions against the Russian companies Gazprom Nafta and Surgutnaftogaz. The annual income from the oil produced by them is approximately 23 billion dollars. USA at current prices. In addition, these companies account for almost 30% of Russian oil exports by sea.
