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Russia Expands Shadow LNG Fleet to Evade EU Ban

7/3/2026

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Russia is expanding a “shadow fleet” of LNG tankers to evade EU’s 2027 Yamal export ban.
Sanctions adviser Vladyslav Vlasiuk says Denmark’s Fayard shipyard is servicing carriers, took the Rudolf Samoylovich on June 30 and expects six vessels before the ban.
Oleksii Kuleba urged International Maritime Organization (IMO) to label ships non-civilian and urged EU to seize Deliver near Sicily, a tanker in English Channel and a stateless ship in Baltic.

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Russia is expanding a “shadow fleet” of LNG tankers to evade EU’s 2027 Yamal export ban.
Sanctions adviser Vladyslav Vlasiuk says Denmark’s Fayard shipyard is servicing carriers, took the Rudolf Samoylovich on June 30 and expects six vessels before the ban.
Oleksii Kuleba urged International Maritime Organization (IMO) to label ships non-civilian and urged EU to seize Deliver near Sicily, a tanker in English Channel and a stateless ship in Baltic.