Russia is using decades-old oil tankers on icy waters to duck sanctions and prop up its struggling energy exports
Russia is using decades-old tankers to ship its oil and gas abroad in a hazardous act to dodge Western sanctions, according to theThe aged vessels, which would otherwise be in the dumps, risk catastrophic accidents or oil spills, and have even experienced engine failures out at sea.
It's prompted Finnish authorities to ramp up emergency drills in the event of an oil spill or an environmental disaster, Mikko Hirvi, the deputy head of the Finnish Coast Guard district, told The Post. The European Union and G7 countries have slapped crippling sanctions on Russia's oil and gas exports following its invasion of Ukraine, including import bans and price caps.
Norge Siste Nytt, Norge Overskrifter
Similar News:Du kan også lese nyheter som ligner på denne som vi har samlet inn fra andre nyhetskilder.
China portrays Xi’s Russia trip as bid for leadership of non-Western worldChinese media was awash with coverage of the visit as evidence of China’s mettle when it comes to standing up to Washington and offering a model to the rest of the world.
Les mer »
Drone strikes, sabotage, shelling: Russia’s war on Ukraine comes to RussiaMore than a year after President Vladimir Putin unleashed his invasion, Russia’s war in Ukraine is also being fought on Russian soil, and Moscow is scrambling to protect its borders.
Les mer »
Russia to hold UN meeting on Ukraine kids taken to RussiaRussia plans to hold an informal meeting of the U.N. Security Council in early April on what it says is 'the real situation' of Ukrainian children taken to Russia.
Les mer »
Why China and Russia Are Closer Than EverXi Jinping, China’s leader, is scheduled to meet with President Vladimir Putin of Russia in Moscow this week in the most high-profile visit by any world leader to Russia since before the pandemic. Coming more than a year after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, the meeting will be watched closely by Western officials for any indications of how far China may be willing to go to act as a mediator in the conflict. Chinese officials have framed the meeting partly as a mission to promote constr
Les mer »
Western Women: Alice Dryer wrote of her hard 1860 Fort Yuma lifeThe adobe walls at the Arizona Territory fort “did not keep the heat out, for the walls were so hot on the inside you could scarcely bear your hand on them.'
Les mer »
Pedro Pascal's queer western might be coming very soonDirected by Pedro Almodóvar, the anticipated ‘Strange Way of Life’ is apparently set to premiere at a prestigious film festival.
Les mer »