Borrell: We need more sanctions against the russian shadow fleet. The russian capacity to export hydrocarbons also prolongs the war

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We need more sanctions against the russian shadow fleet. The russian capacity to export hydrocarbons also prolongs the war and the number of ships on this shadow fleet that allows russia to continue exporting oil without being under the limits, European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said in a statement.

“We have to continue fighting against sanctions circumvention – and this starts at home. It is not only the countries where the circumvention takes place by re-exporting, it starts at home. We have to increase due diligence by companies exporting critical components to third countries,” Borrell said.

According to him, there is progress in tackling this circumvention of sanctions, but certainly much more is needed. “We see too often Western-branded electronic elements continuing [to be used] in russia’s weapons machinery. When you do the autopsy of the russian weapons, you find Western-branded electronic components,” Borrell said.

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