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Ghost Ships Transport Russian Oil, Straining US-China Relations

7/30/2025

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A fleet of elusive "ghost ships" is secretly ferrying sanctioned Russian oil to China, challenging U.S. sanctions and escalating tensions between Washington and Beijing. At the same time, the EU's new sanctions on India's Nayara Energy are disrupting diesel exports, forcing India to carefully balance its energy security amid increasing scrutiny of Russian trade ties.

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A fleet of elusive "ghost ships" is secretly ferrying sanctioned Russian oil to China, challenging U.S. sanctions and escalating tensions between Washington and Beijing. At the same time, the EU's new sanctions on India's Nayara Energy are disrupting diesel exports, forcing India to carefully balance its energy security amid increasing scrutiny of Russian trade ties.