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Andriy Klymenko: «La “flotte fantôme russe“ est un mythe inventé par commodité»
24 February 2025
Andriy Klymenko est le chef du groupe de surveillance de l’Institut d’études stratégiques de la mer Noire et le rédacteur en chef du portail BlackSeaNews. Tyzhden s’est entretenu avec lui au sujet de la flotte fantôme russe, de l’efficacité des sanctions et des perspectives de limiter le trafic pétrolier russe en mer Baltique.
Important
Russian Baltic Sea Ports Petroleum Products Imports to the EU Embargo: Database of January 2025 Violations
22 February 2025
In January 2025, 4 violations (180.393 tons) of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian petroleum products (excluding crude oil) to the transshipment points and EU/US ports from the Baltic Sea were recorded. The voyages were made by tankers belonging to shipowners registered in the following countries: Greece, Turkey, Singapore and Croatia.
Andrii Klymenko: "The Shadow Fleet and Price Ceiling are Myths Contrived by the US for its Own Convenience"
20 February 2025
Andrii Klymenko, Head of the Monitoring Group of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies, talks about how to weaken Russia's financial capacity to wage an aggressive war; the fact that Russian oil is not really sanctioned; the shadow fleet and the possibility of shutting down the Baltic Sea to tankers with Russian “blood oil”; and the urgency of imposing a complete embargo on all trade with Russia.
Russian Blood-Soaked Export
Russian Crude Oil Imports to the EU Embargo Through the Russian Baltic Sea Ports: Database of January 2025 Violations
10 February 2025
In January 2025, 4 violations (484.599 tons) of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian crude oil from the Baltic Sea were recorded. The voyages were made by tankers belonging to shipowners registered in the following countries: Greece, Seychelles and Turkey.
Militarization of the Black Sea
Ukrainian Black Sea Corridor as Russia's Key Military Target. Part 5
21 January 2025
The incomparably more successful operation of the Ukrainian maritime corridor to the three ports of Greater Odesa – Chornomorsk, Odesa, and Pivdennyi – than that of the Black Sea Grain Initiative under the auspices of the UN, Turkey, and the Russian Federation pushes Russia to raise the question of resuming the terminated grain deal (with Russia's participation in cargo control) during any negotiations with Turkish officials. Notably, that position is echoed by the UN Secretariat officials.
Crimea Under Occupation
Database of Russian Missile and UAV Attacks on Ukrainian Regions from the Occupied Crimea in January-July 2024
27 August 2024
In January-July 2024, for attacks on regions of Ukraine from the occupied Crimea, Russian Armed Forces used at least: 40 Kalibr cruise missiles, 107 Iskander-type ballistic missiles, 1 P-800 Oniks anti-ship missile, 4 3М22 Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles, 1087 Shahed-136/131 UAVs launched both from Crimea and regions of Russia, 340 Shahed-136/131 UAVs launched from Crimea without simultaneous launches from the Russian territory and 97 reconnaissance UAVs of various types.
Databases
Russian Crude Oil Imports to the EU Embargo Through the Russian Baltic Sea Ports: Database of January 2025 Violations
10 February 2025
In January 2025, 4 violations (484.599 tons) of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian crude oil from the Baltic Sea were recorded. The voyages were made by tankers belonging to shipowners registered in the following countries: Greece, Seychelles and Turkey.
