EU Plans to Add 73 More Tankers to Shadow Fleet Blacklist

As the Trump administration negotiates with Russian officials over a proposed truce in Ukraine, EU officials have released an initial outline of a 16th package of sanctions on Moscow, including 73 more vessels from Russia’s “shadow fleet” of aging tankers. 

“The EU is clamping down even harder on circumvention by targeting more vessels in Putin’s shadow fleet and imposing new import and export bans. We are committed to keep…