Economics

Leave no profit: US try to "sink" Putin's shadow fleet

The defendants provide the following restrictions - a ban on operations with US companies and dollar transactions, as well as freezing of all assets. The United States undertook to press on Russian companies, which exposed the transportation of barrels of oil with a violation of the "price ceiling" mechanism. About it writes the Russian edition of The Moscow Times.

Thus, on November 16, the US Ministry of Finance announced the imposition of sanctions against 14 companies and three tankers who transported oil to bypass the sanctions. Ban has 3 registered companies - Progress Shipping Company Limited, Kazan Shipping Incorporated and Gallion Navigation Incorporated. Restrictions will include - a ban on operations with US companies and dollar transactions and freezing of all assets. These companies own Tankers "Ligovsky Prospect", "Kazan" and NS Century.

Each of the ships transported oil more than the marginal price - $ 60 per barrel. "Criminal companies and vessels involved in trade in Russian oil and use the Ceiling Price Ceiling Services, must clearly understand that we will be held accountable" in case of violation that the United States intends to "cut off the Kremlin from profits" that make the war against Ukraine financed and punish those who violate the "price ceiling. " sanctions against more than 120 individuals and legal entities.