Ukraine’s drone attacks have left Russia desperately scrambling for oil imports
The once world-leading producer of crude oil has plunged into an energy crisis as Kyiv targets its refineries A sanctioned shadow fleet tanker carries oil from Nato member Turkey to a Russian Baltic port. A deal is signed for Russian oil to be processed in Kazakhstan. Fuel cargoes arrive from India via Egypt. The Kremlin pressures allies to sell it badly needed fuel. The data points may be diverse, but they point to
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- The Guardian
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- Peter Beaumont Senior international correspondent
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- Russia
The once world-leading producer of crude oil has plunged into an energy crisis as Kyiv targets its refineries A sanctioned shadow fleet tanker carries oil from Nato member Turkey to a Russian Baltic port. A deal is signed for Russian oil to be processed in Kazakhstan. Fuel cargoes arrive from India via Egypt. The Kremlin pressures allies to sell it badly needed fuel. The data points may be diverse, but they point to
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Ukraine’s drone attacks have left Russia desperately scrambling for oil imports
The once world-leading producer of crude oil has plunged into an energy crisis as Kyiv targets its refineries A sanctioned shadow fleet tanker carries oil from Nato member Turkey to a Russian Baltic port. A deal is signed for Russian oil to be processed in Kazakhstan. Fuel cargoes arrive from India via Egypt. The Kremlin pressures allies to sell it badly needed fuel. The data points may be diverse, but they point to
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