Due to our coordinated pressure measures – together with a number of states – against the shadow fleet, at least 20 percent of its vessels have been halted," Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the President of Ukraine, said on his X account, APA reports.
He noted that Russia is trying to compensate for this loss by bringing in new tankers.
"All of them must be added to sanctions lists. We will continue to apply sanctions pressure on tanker crews, captains, insurers, and the entire infrastructure of the shadow fleet. The current restrictions on Russia’s maritime oil exports are expected to curb Russia’s annual revenues by at least 30 billion dollars," Zelenskyy emphasized.
"We will also inform our partners about new schemes used by Chinese companies to help Russia circumvent sanctions against the financial sector," he added.
