US wants to ease sanctions on "shadow fleet" vessels – Reuters
The Trump administration is considering easing sanctions against "shadow fleet" vessels that have been transporting oil and petroleum products, particularly from Russia, Iran, and Venezuela.
Reuters reports on this, according to Censor.NET.
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The goal is to lower global freight rates, which have reached record highs, an American official said.
According to him, the new negotiations are focused on the possibility of allowing the transport of "legal oil" on ships that were previously subject to U.S. sanctions. This refers to oil or petroleum products against which Washington has not imposed sanctions, rather than Russian or Iranian oil, which are subject to restrictive measures.
The U.S. wants to increase imports of petroleum products and crude oil from the Persian Gulf, the official said.
According to the publication, companies wishing to use vessels subject to sanctions will have to apply to the U.S. Department of the Treasury for permission to do so.
The U.S. Department of Energy stated that any decision to ease sanctions on the shadow fleet would not help Russia transport oil or petroleum products.
The U.S.-Russia Diesel Deal and Threats to Ukraine
- On October 9, U.S. President Donald Trump stated that he had spoken with Russian dictator Putin, with whom he had agreed on the supply of diesel fuel from Russia to markets in the United States and around the world.
- According to him, Russia will "immediately" supply more than 300,000 metric tons of diesel to the U.S. and global markets, another 500,000 metric tons in November, and another million metric tons "immediately afterward."
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that, at Trump's direction, the Office of Foreign Assets Control is immediately issuing a temporary general license to allow the supply of Russian diesel fuel to the global market.
- In response, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called Russia's authorization to sell petroleum products "an investment in war" and urged the U.S. to have a firm conversation with Moscow and impose sanctions under the Lindsey Graham Act.
- Axios reported that during talks in Miami, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner allegedly warned the Ukrainian side that access to U.S. intelligence information could be cut off if Ukraine continued to carry out strikes on Russian oil refineries.
- On October 11, President Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine would be ready to halt attacks on Russian oil refineries if Russia stopped striking Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
- That same day, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the start of an energy truce between Ukraine and Russia.
- In a comment to Axios, Zelenskyy said that U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of the start of an "energy truce" came as a surprise to the Ukrainian side.
- Later, the president stated that Ukraine is prepared to refrain from striking Russian energy infrastructure, provided that Russia takes similar steps.
