The Shadow Fleet Fueling Russia’s War | Bloomberg Investigates
An armada of aging oil tankers is helping to keep Russian oil flowing. Hundreds of vessels are part of a “shadow fleet” that’s allowed the Kremlin to dodge Western sanctions over its war on Ukraine. Bloomberg set out to uncover the traders, intermediaries and investors that make up this network, and how they’re getting rich in the process.
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Why are you deceiving your viewers?🤢
2. In 2014, former residents of Ukraine held a referendum and began to live in Russia. There were 3 republics. Crimea, Lugansk and Donetsk.
3. Russia officially took Crimea into its fold, and attempted to integrate the two republics back into the collapsed Soviet Ukraine. This integration was called the Minsk process.
6. What do EU countries want to achieve? The Federal Republic of Germany annexed the GDR. Applaud that Russia is doing the same! After all, Ukrainians and Russians are one people divided in 1991 by the communist nomenklatura of the CPSU.
@@TyphoonUSSRCry more 🙄🤡 Regurgitating lies all over the place isn’t going to make them reality. Seek help FFS.
Just because Russian oil is flowing outside of Western rules and regulations, does not mean it is illegal. Just because Russia is not using Western ships and Western insurance, does not mean it is illegal. The rules of the West are not the rules of the world.
So the rules of the world are that you just can invade a nation which doesn't want to be a part of your empire, and it's business as usual.
@@DarkRockslizer Stop trying to police the rest of the world with the standards of the western civilization. As china started to grow their economical advantage over America, what did the U.S. gov do. In the end, everyone is thinking like a merchant, either win-out or get a somewhat equal deal. If either is not possible, it is usually war. Zelensky was about to give up land for peace, but the U.S. came in with their hypocritical hope for a better world that has the U.S. at the top for some reason.
@@DarkRockslizer You just described the rules of the world that have been in place since the beginning of civilization.
@@DarkRockslizer afghanistan , cuba, syria, lebenon, somaila, vietnam ???, ring any bells ?
@@DarkRockslizer Funny you should try that one on, Poroshenko, Hollande and Merkel ALL have admitted across EU press that they lied when they signed Minsk and Minsk II in order to start this exact conflict. Admitted. So no, Russia didn't invade anything, Russia upheld the terms of Minsk and Minsk II (the ONLY country to do so) and stopped an ethnic cleansing as outlined in both agreements the west fraudulantly used to make this conflict happen.
That "shadowy world" as you call it is actually the rest of the world, that is slowly but surely learning to function without Western financial and technological monopolies.
It's just shadowy for US government.
Truth has been said 🚬
right on point.. and it become clear that the "rules" were there just to cover up the "shadow piracy" of the world sea by the West
You said it well.
All that really matters is energy.
The chief concern of Washington is that it's not them profiting from these deals.
Exactly!
Don't bet on that. Those in Washington don't miss out on dirty money.
@@frankblangeard8865 very true. much of these shadow fleet are active closer to west 'friendly' shores for obvious reasons. india processes before shipping out and china processes for domestic consumption so shadow fleet activity is minimal. anyway, the profit is more spread now then ever before. downside is that potential of oil spill is greater.
@@frankblangeard8865 Blind eye policy - when they get a cut
😂😂😂
Since sanctions against Russia began in 2014, the US has increased imports of Russian oil by 30 percent. Many tankers fly the flag of third countries and no longer indicate their port of destination after loading in Russian ports. These ships sometimes meet on the high seas or near American territorial waters and transfer their cargo to American ships there. Oil tankers and liquid gas tankers are relatively rare. The EU and the USA tried to get hold of these ships, the USA had the better cards. This “shadow fleet” brings Russian oil, natural gas and liquid gas to the USA and Europe (EU). In 2023, Germany purchased liquid gas from Russia through intermediaries (Belgium) for 30 billion euros. The EU imported goods and services worth 183 billion euros from Russia in 2022 alone. If you take a closer look, you will find that these ships operate on behalf of European and American shipping companies. Which flag they fly under is secondary. The European Commission has explicitly exempted three major Russian financial institutions from sanctions. All transactions between the EU and Russia pass through these institutions. The USA continues to buy its uranium from Russia, because the Russian company ROSATOM controls 47% of the world trade in uranium and nuclear fuel rods. Bloomberg only scratches the surface with his report and doesn't look behind the scenes. The USA and the EU are pointing their fingers at anyone who still officially trades with Russia and threatening these countries, but are no better themselves.
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No way they transfer oil or gas mid sea.
Please name those 2014 sanctions. I need to know more.
план США по развалу экономики стран Евросоюза реализовывается.... европейские неудачники сами себе яму капают..... продолжайте в том же духе
Why do we care where Russian oil and gas goes? Europe said they do not want cheap Russian energy anymore. Europe only wants to buy American energy for 500% more money. Following these tankers around is like breaking up with your girlfriend and checking her facebook 10 years later, its pathetic.
Lol gr8 analogy 😂😂
💯 😂
Would you bye human organs from Russia?
@@ldkbudda4176 Noooooooo Russia must accept NATO missiles 70 miles from moscow. Nooooooooo Pütler must accept 14.000 Russians slaughtered in the Donbas. Nooooooooooo Ukraine is a beacon of democracy where people haven't been allowed to vote since november 2013.
@@ldkbudda4176who cares whether they are human organs or not we the Global south want cheap oil period!!
Your concern is not environmental, your concern is financial and economical.
could it not be both
True. During this war i undertood that there is no patriotism, no emperial ambitions, all that called by "national interests" Is always money
For the most part
Money can be a national interest depending on how you spin it. It's a war of words lol.@@user-od4yl3rf4n
it's not about environment but counteracting a new rise of imperialism.
The US should talk about all their shadow operations that are happening worldwide.
Where's the video proving?
@@senatorjosephmccarthy2720 julian asange ??? hello ?
@@senatorjosephmccarthy2720 USA and Turkey being illegally in Syria and controlling oil rigs, what else do you need? Russia is the only country that was invited there, you can call Assad a dictator, but a rule is a rule. You can call Biden dictator just because he is forcing EV's
@@confidential6073 lol the country who control the world has less crimes exposed by asange then happens in small russia village, cmon
@confidential6073 hahaha, you right! No, seriously, you are right. Just if you dig deeper you'll find out a lot of dirt about us. Well, no one wants to know that. It's just hurts people's feelings))) and who wants to hurt 'emselves. Easier to point finger on someone else as one said in a video )))
This is not 'shadow fleet' dummies, this is another 'alternative oil market'. When it doesn't flow by you, you call it shadow fleet.
You're right on target!
I think in this case the "shadow" means it is both illegal and clandestine, which it is.
@@karwashblark7499 I get it but wt & who makes it illegal ? They didn't steal or cheat cuz they got banned and the Rus went to other alternative. Its politics thats wrong here while other so called Democratic nations doing wtever they like to do. That doesn't mean I hate the west but they don't need always to police every part of the world. Thats my point.
@@deldiyshow-464 imnadequate insurance, switching off AIS are both in contravention of international maritime law. and that's just the beginning.
Totally fcking agree
This video in a nutshell- "Other countries are working together and agreeing to prices for goods and services for the benefit of the people in those countries. How can we stop this?"
hahaha :')
Mata-i curva tactu-i bou au nascut un curdevaca
Well said and stated perfectly.
cheaper russian oil means cheaper oil at the pump for Indian and Chinese citizens. Win win for everyone except Western elitist losers@intelbro3097
India
Why is it a shadow fleet? They operate under their own rules, certified under their own respective governments, not entering ports where they can't get insurance or are banned from so on. If anything they are just a full on competitor to the market. As someone who has been working in chartering product tankers and cargo operations, these owners existed way before any of these events. And they were successfully moving cargo around the med and black sea. Its only now you take note of them. And they are just like any other LLC registered gosh knows where, with a 10k USD capital. Its also funny that these restrictions have basically forced an industry dominated by europe, for many centuries, to break up and migrate. Just shows how "isolated" Russia is.
Anything not set in place by the US and their allies us labeled "shadow" or "insurgent" or "unjust" or "illegal". Anything the US approves of is given positive labels. Everyone in the world knows this except for Americans who still think that we send troops to foreign lands to "bring democracy"
Why it is a shadow fleet, because US do not have a control on it. As US is losing quietly but certainly control over entire world. What it remains is yelling at entire world
The hunger of NATO, the endless list of coups runned by the usa, the greed of the MIC, the illusion of superiority..... It all comes together into a huge faillure.
because it's not insured appropriately, it's using dodgy ships as they can't buy western oil ships as they're under sanctions, environmental disaster will happen soon
GDP numbers are bogus.. Russia is far more important to the world than their GDP numbers suggest..
"They're not buying our insurance because we prohibited them from buying it. So now we call them with spooky words 🤣"
In a nutshell bro. The Western leaders are so entitled its laughable.
Best summary of the situation
US and Europe are like: Somebody stop them😂😂
The West is not the world, note that down. Next time you hear a western leader use the words "world/global/International" in their speech or argument, just know they mean the west
They also say, international community, Wich means NATO itself 😅😅
They must stand in a mirror cabinet to convince themselves. 😄
True
West & specialy nato.😂😂
Thank You
The amount of annoyance in this video is mindblowing, western countries think they can control or dictate what other sovereign countries can/can't do...
No, but we can say that if you want to do business with us in the future, you better do as we tell. Because when it comes to it, the only substantial market for these third world countries is the Western market.
@@Max-ve5tu nonsense
@@alanmay7929 You are welcome to try and sell your goods and services to the consumers in Asia or Africa. My hunch is you are not going to be able to charge anywhere near what you are currently billing the Western consumers.
@@Max-ve5tubut the world is changed Asia is growing, Europe is in recession and have deindustrialization. You are ruining yourself with your arrogance.
@@Max-ve5tuyou really don't see how non western countries are growing bc you are deep listening the propaganda western media. China is preparing the future with its belt and road. Bro, wake up!! The western world is slowly dying. As a matter of fact, Europe is dead as we are debating here, they just clinch into their glorious past to give the illusion they are independently powerful.
Price cap is a prime example of academic gymnastics that only works on paper and how insane policies have become
Outsmarted on ALL levels. I'm all for it.
Shadow? With those volumes? …that’s a major fleet !
The Shadow Rulers of the West ( The 👃 Tribe )
"Shadow fleet" means boat not operated by the EU or the US. We literally can't cope with other nations trading with eachother.
@parabot2, I'm glad that there are more people redpilled on the parasitic practices of the 👃 tribe.
Yeah but it's "shadowey"😂
Shadow means it dose not follow any regulations at sea or international law´s. is just one of many things that makes it Shadow. not cuz its not visible or only travel in moonlight.
The world is no longer western-centric. That ship has sailed - pun intended.
Nice one.😂
Wishful thinking. Even now the largest oil producer and exporter in the entire world is the USA. We dominate virtually every industry in existence. China and Russia are on the path to economic isolation, China is now in a recession as a result.
Sure, like the Roman Empire once did. @@caladr9367
@@caladr9367bro, take a walk outside and breathe fresh air, you don’t seem to be doing well..
@@caladr9367 You’re on drugs if you believe the US dominate every industry and everybody they don’t like is in recession. Despite the fact that reality is the exact opposite.
Shadow tanker Environment accident?? What about volontary north stream pipeline explosion??
Can you make one about the American taxpayer's money fueling the other side of the war?
There is no investigation needed on that. The money is approved by the US Congress each time and the amount is well publicized each time they approve more funds.
As it was during WW2
Stop being antisemitic
Shut it down!!
@@usun_politics1033 America did send the mustache man money Henry Ford had a picture of him on his desk. Many prominent Americans loved the guy. It was no secret until Germany officially joined.
Ru doesn't have a "shadow fleet" -- Ru has a "fleet"
Everyone is evil if you don't say "yes sir to wast"
@@doki1146 Dont know the man !?
@@JimTimber think he means the west, man :)
The "Price cap" is a mechanism announced unilaterally by certain powers using their own Laws to enforce them - no other countries are required to accept the commandments of the EU or the US as to what they can do, since their policy decisions do not carry any binding power.
India loves the price cap..... it effects thw orice they buy it!! India is refining like never before 😊
These tankers would never pass an MOT!! Tracking also needs to be enforced
Other countries can do as they please, but that does not mean they are immune from punishment for doing so. For example, sanctions can be imposed on countries that aid Russia. Those countries could have their trade with the west cut off, they could be cut off from global financial networks, investment in those countries could be banned, the list of potential punishments is truly endless. I think most people would be surprised just how bad of an idea it is to oppose the US and Europe, they have endless ways to punish rogue states.
And that's where sanctions come in. Countries DO have the legal authority to regulate who gets to trade inside their borders. That's where enforcement comes into play, and has been severely lacking.
@@timclarke68 If you sanction all countries involved in this, you are simply sanctioning yourself.
That "Shadowy World" is 85% of the World. The other 15% is called The West. 😂
He literally said 10% is shadow you droid.
It's not about Russia finding to dodge the sanctions, it's about, rest of the world trying to save their economy and not complying with vested interest of EU and America.
The other issue not covered is the shipping insurance area where the big western companies are not getting the income they had previously received. Russia is using its small fleet to get out of Black Sea to the larger Greek tankers. Oil prices are set at EU values but the shipping cost is inflated to the client such that Russia gets its$75 a barrel it wants and the shipping company gets paid at world parity of $85:00 a barrel on delivery. Win win for all but the EU.
and the EU paid the gas 6x the price before the war, leading to the deindustrialization of the EU. Meantime Elensky friends just bought two yachts for 75m USD.
it's a lose-lose for Russia...
@@hrvojelasic5794 "and the EU paid the gas 6x the price before the war, leading to the deindustrialization of the EU". sourcE?
@@leme5639 google BASF is closing plants in Germany, and Michelin is closing plants in Germany, (and plenty of others). Then check why and there is your source, don't be lame...
@@leme5639 How many times a day do you have to repeat that to yourself to believe it!?
so the most important thing from this video : they dont buy uk insurance right ? 😂
The term "Illegal Trading" (16:12) is the stupidest thing I've ever heard. The sale of goods and services should not be restricted.
No one tells India what to do in what way. India will take its own decisions for the interest of its own Indian people.
Yes great India. Very clean and safe for woman!
@@igor_pavlovich Yeah thats cool, but there is a Kensington Ave in this world, dont forget about it.
@@igor_pavlovichblonde hair and blue eyes moment, keep at it 🤮
Only thing every one says to India is BUILD TOILETS
@@jidhum5740 There aren't enough Janitors. Your services are well appreciated.
These ships not operating by the Western rules doesn't mean they are illegal. Grow up kids 😂
They think the rest of world cares about what the west thinks it’s illegal or legal 😂😂😂😂
Thank You
That's not what the video says
@@Neo_LV69 what did u understand from the video?
US still buying uranium from Russia and has a deal of sending astronauts through Russia,can you imagine ?
Shhhhh! This is Bloomberg News!! We don't talk about obviously nasty stories that the Clinton's orchestrated and got paid for! Stick to the script man!! Oil bad! Orange man bad! More government to solve stuff!
@@howdytooty So basically this nation which was forcing everyone to stop importing from Russia in February 2022, took 18 months to stop its own imports ? There should be a H in USA which would stand for hypocrisy.
@@howdytooty Do you know why they left a loophole in the law? The law is for the rest of the world and the United States will buy Russian fuel. Cause. In Russia, the laser method of purifying uranium is used, while in the USA the oldest chemical method is used. The cleaner the fuel, the more stable the reactor operates. I am 100% sure that the aircraft carrier and all US submarines using nuclear energy operate on Russian fuel And you don’t have technology, and we will no longer give the world our developments and discoveries
USA show us other face but he is himself a cheater
@@nitishpundir5474 translate?
I like how when the talking heads at Bloombers bring up "Russian invasion of Ukraine" they always must throw in a bunch of qualifiers like "illegal and unprovoked attack on a European country". The assumption being that US and NATO led invasions of primarily non-European (except Yugoslavia) countries populated by dark-skinned peoples were of course perfectly "legal" and somehow "provoked".
"Soviet propagandists during the cold war were trained in a tactic that their western interlocutors nicknamed 'whataboutism'. Any criticism of the Soviet Union (Afghanistan, martial law in Poland, imprisonment of dissidents, censorship) was met with a 'What about...' (apartheid South Africa, jailed trade-unionists, the Contras in Nicaragua, and so forth)." Edward Lucas, Economist, 2008
@@threethrushesas if it were something bad to point out Western propagandists about their hypocrisy and double standards
@@threethrushesjust pointing at western hypocrisy doesn't make one a soviet/russian propagandist. Even a country which has no interest in Usa or Russia can observe these things and make a comment.
@biohazard8295 but it's a misleading comment. I don't see the hypocrisy. Russia is making an attempt to permanently annex what would then become contiguous Russian territory. When have NATO members expanded their borders like that in the modern era?
@@threethrushes pointing out hypocrisy is a dark art conceived in soviet laboratories. Nobody else was able to invent this technology. Western neurologists argue there's something unusual about soviet brain anatomy and skull shape that they are capable of such uncultured barbarity.
So shadow figures can make money off of arms deals but others can't make money off of oil..😂
The failure of the sanctions and the economic war on Putin shatters the neoliberal orthodoxy about economic warfare. Just because they managed to somewhat work against Venezuela or North Korea doesn't mean it will work against a major power like Russia
Neither has it worked on a middle eastern country for the past about, 40 years ( before Russia )
Or against BRICS+ for that matter.
Then why are r8ussians asking for the sanctions to be dropped?
Sanctions actually worked It shot up the cost of living across the world except in Russia
Russia is not really a major power anymore. I'd say it's a crumbling empire on it's last legs.
You can see from this video that how much Bloomberg (US government backend) is fearing that the world is no longer under US 😅
You clearly don’t understand how the media works in the United States.
@@tradorj8354 I wasn’t replying to you. So you can keep waiting.
@@tradorj8354 you mean Julian Assange? And what about that ABC journalist that disappeared?
Bloomberg is US government mouth piece and ain't independent nothing about it
@@tradorj8354you're funny and delusional😂
If I was an investigative journalist, this is one of the jobs I would allow an intern to carry out.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with this.... its a business deal
You're presenting this like something bad, when its not
Yes as if something bad is being done like prostitution, in effect Russia itself is beating sanctions which are illegal, illegitimate and imposed to serve western countries intrests.
What the f did you expect lol
You cannot sanction something that you not buy not sell and cross your territory.
reply: see reality
Yes we can, you are waging war against civilized world
In fact, you can if you stop paying for goods that are made from illegal resources
@@ratikonjaria7648 then you don't get resources if you do not pay bro
@@ttemp2631 is there anything west can not produce? Look around, anything you own started from your phone, a car or an internet provider to simplest light bulbs in your house is a western technology. If it comes to that the west has a lot more leverage
I believe AIS spoofing is rather easy to do. Also the ship Turba might be using AIS which runs in Stealth mode, where the system only listen for AIS signal from other ships nearby but does not emits any signal from it's own AIS.
BRICS nations working as a team to do what they initially wanted to do and that is to have economic systems that are different from the West
It is NOT a shadow fleet... it is a FLEET! In the last three years, Sovkomflot and Rosnefteflot have received 20 new crude oil tankers in their fleets, and all these tankers were built in Russian shipyards. It's not an old fleet either, at least not older than any other that sails the oceans...
These shipyards are also vulnerable to sabotage by partisans.
@@bertimus7031US nuclear plants are also vulnerable to partisans
So russia today has the "shadow fleet" while us also has the "deep state". They are now even. Aren't you investigating who are the members of the Deep State?
20 are new, 400-600 are old. They operate outside international maritime regulations and have had some 40sh accidents. Though not all related to their age, rather because they turn off their location and identifier signals, or show them away from their actual location. And its not called shadow fleet because of its age. Your firm beliefs are not based on reality, but don't let stop you from posting simp messages
@@netiturtle Yes, most of the tankers are old, but as I said the whole fleet is no older than any other ocean-going fleet. "beyond international maritime regulations..." And!? You refer to international laws and regulations ONLY when it suits you! Sanctions are an action AGAINST international law! Sanctions can be introduced by the UN by voting in the Security Council, in which Russia has the right of veto and its vote MUST be accepted! Sanctions were introduced by improper voting in the UN and therefore violate international law! If America unilaterally introduces sanctions, it is against international law and is automatically a declaration of war, because sanctions are the same as a declaration of war! Seizing Iranian ships in international waters invoking illegal sanctions is also a violation of international maritime regulations. You can't break the law countless times and at the same time point the finger at someone else, accusing him of breaking the law! The Russians are breaking international maritime regulation? SO WHAT! Those regulations are not mandatory, no one has a right over the world's waters beyond the exclusive zone of a few tens of kilometers.
non-western tankers fleet and services are gonna be the norm in the near future, and they won’t be called “shadow fleet” from there on!
if you become an enemy of the West...you get many labels...and they become the commandos
And the non-West is basically 85 % of the world...
What does it even mean? Non-western = shadow fleet? What a bunch of arrogant has-been imperialists.
They're not called "shadow fleet" now except by the American imperialists. Everyone else just calls them ships.
@@ixmini2561literally and figuratively 😂😂😂😂
The only way to stop crude oil is a physical embargo. Crude can be reloaded at sea and change ships. Hence why Russia has always valued crude and NG is seen as a byproduct of crude extraction, meanwhile the EU has pledged to buy NG in order to lessen the RUS flaring at the extraction point
Indian oil is laced with freedom and democracy.. so stop complaining!
What about the stolen Syrian oil? Is it laced with terror & occupation?
@@CaptainDickGs It is NATO who pays ISIS to steal oil from Syria. Everyday 8000 containers of oil makes its way into the EU. None of Syria's neighbours need their oil: Russia and Iran have enough of their own.
Well said 😊
What the politicians do not understand is that Shipping is self-regulated, and that Cargoes, will always find their way home. It is a only bcase of "double standards" as well as stupidity,' to speak about the 'dark fleet' / price caps etc, when all EU countries and the US who are the originators of the so called sanctions are buying all the Rus diesel, gasoline and all byproducts which, after being dark-shipped to India is baptized "Indian".
Political gamesmanship with Ukrainian bodies as pieces in the game.
You think the politicians do not understand this system? They have created it in the first place. They have the power to change it but they won't because they are the ones who get rich by doing this while the common man suffers.
True but at least Russia is then unable to sell refined petroleum products and only gets money for crude oil. It is no wonder than Russian refineries are all starting to face bankruptcy
@@thexperimenter88clutch at straws
@@thexperimenter88link please 😂
This video is hilarious. From the music to the overly dramatic terms and constant suggestion that this is somehow illegal. It isn’t. Sanctions and price caps like this are not international law. They are national. It is the EU and US saying to big companies, “Make a choice. Do business with us or them.” The EU always knew that the price cap would be circumvented by some. In exactly the same way that the Iranian sanctions regime has been circumvented. Everyone in the industry knew this would happen. Getting prissy about it is silly. If the EU really wanted to destroy Russian revenue then they should invest heavily in renewables globally (not just in the EU) and start fracking the HUGE amounts of shale oil and gas deposits in places like Poland. As every school kid learning economics knows, reducing demand and increasing supply is the way to collapse the price of something… …But that would upset both the oil companies and the environmentalists. So here we are blaming the Russians for responding in exactly the way we expected. 😂
Proud to see India standing its ground.. As Dr Jai Sankar famously said - Europe's problems are the worlds problems, but the world's problems are not Europe's problems. Not anymore..
@@tradorj8354 exactly, India will do whatever tf India wants to do. Not what you want it to do.
*I heard toilet paper still a mystery in india...*
They keep dreaming because they think the world is theirs. Madness.
@@TheYah00netstarsoon they are going to wipe it with oil.😂
@@TheYah00netstarthat's an old joke mate.. Hope American supremacy would also not be a thing of old times..
"Diese Arbeit ist ein wahres Kunstwerk. Bravo!
It's so funny watching these Americans and Brits scratch their head at Russia. If "the shoe was on the other foot", we'd have a 5 part Netflix series already about how American And Britain took on Putain with their Shadow Fleet 🙄 - the propaganda is real.
I Love the UK stooges Crying 😭 on this program that they cant stop Russia from selling oil.
They can stop buying Chinese and Indian goods that are made with that oil tho forcing those countries to stop buying Russian resources. They also can fund Ukraine with Russian sanctioned 350 Billion as reparations
@@ratikonjaria7648 Redditgenerals have entered the topic xDD
@@ratikonjaria7648как быстро встанет европейская экономика без импорта из Китая в 650 млрд евро?
@@ratikonjaria7648😂😂😂😂 cope harder
We know who are fueling wars in another countries .
who ?
@@acepilledi think you already know the answer to that
@@acepilled Uncle sam obviously. Everyone knows
They are hypocrites.
@@badbadbadcatwith a comrade Lenin.😂
If you destroy terminals, then there is no more shadow fleet.
I don’t get it, what is wrong with what Russia is doing? It’s one nation against like 15 at least. They gotta do what they gotta do, this wouldn’t be happening if the us and Europe would just mind there own business. Russia didn’t say anything when UK and US went at war with Iraq and Africa and Vietnam
America law does not apply to Russia for certain
Or the rest of the world
"They are gonna be accidents " You mean like Nordstream. 😂
Hypocrisy next level unlocked
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Nordstream died down a couple weeks when the gas leaked out. These tankers, in case of an accident, they will create a massive ecosystem disaster. Control of these chips is a MUST for EU navies and coast guards. Tracking them is tough but and oil tankers is huge, slow and there is always 1 thing: one of the tankers has to be stationary and while the 2nd is not "there", track both due they are a few kilometers apart and impound BOTH. The captain always use forged paperwork but 100,000 tons of oil x 60 dollars per barrel means: 6million dollars plus the ageing ship which is worth more than the oil.
Thank you journalists of the world
Sanctions can be seen as war thus skirting them is part of defense.
More sanctions needed
Commerce and money will always flow forward, it has for millennia. No amount of rules, laws and sanctions will stop that.
If there is a price cap on crude oils .. then why is the petrol on the browser in my Country keep going up ?
Dodge sanctions - lol - every country can trade how they wants. Empires that have previously tried to stop countries trading have ultimately met their end - lol
I don’t get how this price cap works. Who are we to tell some countries the price they can sell their stuff for??
Thats because it doesn't work. Who would have thought that you can buy a ship and ship the cargo yourself to whomever wants to buy it. And then, as it turns out, you don't even need to buy a ship, because there is a market for moving your cargo, and since all the others are banned, its a first come first served basis, causing the market to go crazy in price. Welcome.
except it does work, just not to the extent US/EU thought they might work, why do you think India and China are buying Russian oil at discount? Of course price cap works, it should be lowered to $30@@contemporarymonk
@@ozinvesting6517lol... You are living under delusion.
This is actually nonsense, since this game can be played by two people. Imagine if potential buyers of iPhones in each individual country set their own price for their purchase)
The one who has energy will always have power to rule.
Yeah just like Saudi Arabia
Created a price ceiling and got surprised there was a black market.
U.S. interference in markets at home or abroad is always a winning policy, right? How'd that prohibition on alcohol work out a century ago?
Who runs the West is the big issue ( The 👃 Tribe )
Bottom line: if there's a middle men, means seller is loosing a margin.
What happens when the middle man is also the seller
Or Buyers are paying more, gasoline is up quite a bit
The seller ALWAYS gets their Profit after selling to Middle man. The Buyer from Middle man is the one getting price gouged.
What a fool. The middleman is the one paying more.
yes, but not much
As seafarers, what should we do? We have limited knowledge about shipping owners and how they operate their business. Our understanding of charterers is also limited since we mostly sail under management companies nowadays. Even if we were to gain more knowledge about these aspects, what actions should we take? The shipping oil industry is currently facing challenges, particularly with the vast majority involved in situations related to Iranian and Russian oil, which are the largest oil producers. As seen in the video, when transferring a ship or transporting oil to another country, it becomes a different type of oil. This raises concerns for onboard seafarers - will they be subject to sanctions or face any penalties for such activities?????
Awesome documentary!!!
2:20 "unprovoked illegal invasion of a European nation" where does this guy live Mars ?
He is just another typical Anglo-American regime propagandist. Please forgive him. He gets paid to spout these lies.
I can't help but laugh anytime journalists and commentators describe Russia's invasion of Ukraine as an unprovoked war.
what is it if not unprovoked war?
@@konstantinbarashkin8392 we have been provoking Russia in Ukraine for quite a while
@@konstantinbarashkin8392 In 1962, the United States almost started a nuclear war because Cuba hosted Soviet missiles. The independent state of Cuba does not even have a land border with the United States. Why was the USA ready to destroy half the world? From the border of Ukraine to the heart of Russia - Moscow, 700 km by land, Russia could not allow this country to enter into a hostile military alliance and Western leaders could not help but know this, they were simply checking how far they could go.
@@konstantinbarashkin8392a provoked war.. with clearly documented provocation that lead up to the war
And they could not step to our gates, @@Habik87_29.
The shadow fleet is what US needs. Simple as that.
Given the right motivation these midsea refulings could be stopped tommorow, sadly NATO & the US have no real balls to stop this activity....
Gotta love that horror movie style propaganda background musics by Western media. The same reporter who said he had no idea about the ship and ownership suddenly pulled out info from his rear to say ship is not serviceable. His weird self-embarrassing smile after says it all
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Hello Russian propaganda bot
India is the middle man between Russia and the West 😅....
a certain gujju getting richer by day
India did a smart thing
Mind Begs the Question: - If under a Indian PM/Govt - Protesting Rapes is Sedition,Jailed - Gang Rapists are Celebrated,Freed - Indian PM/Govt is Democratic or Fascist?
@@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeingstake that to the leftist court
Working hard to bring in the toilets.
Great documentary, thanks.
When we talk about sanctions on Russia, an important question is who imposed those sanctions, what's the legitimacy of the sanction imposer? Lastly, why should the world abide to the sanctions??? Those times have gone! Only the US and western media have headaches to make sure the sanctions work for their own interests. No nation has power on other nations nowadays!!!!
What the problem. US stealing oil from smaller countries what the bloody problem lol. 😂😂😂😂😂❤
Some Western leaders along with supporters and media corporations have succeeded in getting BRICS and others to adopt onshoring, nearshoring and friend-shoring principles. This creates increased competition for Western businesses and it promotes resilience in other parts of the World. It was entirely predictable and as has been mentioned, if sanctions were genuine then the costs to the West, especially Europe, would be huge. They have become masters of looking like they're taking meaningful action while avoiding some of the short term inflationary downside.
very true and they are doing it in a smart way that keeps the majority people at bay. The penalties a tiny so can be easily paid by the rule breakers.
Gazprom just got a Gas Refinery contract with South African State Owned Refinery PetroSA. As BRICS members we actually see that as normal and not shadow nonsense
Wait, so neither Russia nor India are breaking any rules and America are salty they aren't getting a cut? Colour me shocked. If the rules are wrong, then change them.
Feels like we on track for the dystopian future of William Gibson’s The Peripheral with The Jackpot apocalypse and the emerging the Klept
I couldn't see how it would work in the first place. You can't just remove that much oil from the market.
....the point was NOT to reduce oil from the market by too much
@@jameslawrence3666 ? That's not what I said.
The Authorities (western government's) have done their job to placate their electorates. They won't really enforce this. Have to balance verbiage and inflation.
Well mate you should be a business man.This game is fantastic,fast money
It works. The Russian budget is telling a different story.b😂
NATO is expecting China, India, and the rest of the world to obey NATO rules? That is refreshing!
NATO?
@@fleshreap The West
@@lucks4fools978 yea that makes more sense. But same goes for Russia for example too. Pre-war they were demanding UKR/FI/SWE couldn't ever join NATO, which is exactly none of their business.
@@fleshreapAnd the US threatened Egypt that they’d sanction them if they buy Russian Su-35’s! They keep warning Iran against developing nuclear weapons and threatening them. They keep warning North Korea about having a nuclear arsenal which is literally the only thing protecting them from a US invasion. These are sovereign countries that are entitled to their sovereign choices. So I’d expect some consistency.
@@fleshreap Most of the world is against you, accept that. USA imperial aspiration are not our business
wow this was fantastic!
Thank you for this interesting example of sanction avoidance, but you let out one important detail. India and China are transforming the crude into fuel. Russia has been pushed down the value creation chain. The production of fuel is directly linked to the output of other derviates as lubricants etc.. These are now missing in the Russian economy. May be not intended or foreseen in there consequences the industrial output of Russia has diminished.
Why not? Did you mean Western lubricants? The situation is not the same as the Western media presents to you. A little history. After World War II, 3,200 scientists were taken from Germany to the USA. They pushed science especially in the fields of rocketry, engines, aircraft and nuclear energy. Fearing competition, the United States did not allow science to develop in European countries. After the collapse of the USSR, 1000 developments and discoveries migrated to the West. Recognizing the Western system, Russia could not produce its own technologies and discoveries until 2022. All we could develop was the area of obtaining raw materials and these technologies are the best in the world, from fuel for reactors to the production and purification of inert gases. Option 1. The merger of European industry and Russian science and raw materials will throw the United States back into the Stone Age. Option 2 . If Russia develops independently and fair market rules apply, this will lead to the West lagging behind in the field of technology. Russia has already gone far ahead in the field of nuclear, quantum, energy and microelectronics in the field of discoveries of new technologies and sciences. All production of microchips using lithography is the development of Russian scientists. Option 3. Destabilize Russia and try, like during the collapse of the USSR, to take possession of technology. War was inevitable. If not in Ukraine, then in Central Asia. If not there, it means in the Baltic states. Now in Russia 30 factories are being built per month. 65-70 ships per year. Russia is now the only country in the world that can produce everything from the primary chain to the final product. Neither China, nor the European countries taken separately, nor the United States can afford this. We do not produce consumer goods for the world. This is for China and for you. Marine electronics, aircraft, satellites, robotics and so on. For heavy and energy-intensive industries We have overtaken Germany in industrial production. So there can be no talk of any reduction. Only about increasing production.
sorry, but you're poorly informed. first of all, refineries in Russia are working, producing and exporting fuel as usial. Our diesel is still dominant on EU market, sold through Saudi Arabia and other middlemen. Second point, russian companies own nice shares of biggest refineries in India, for example. So nice try, but no.
The music lol. Guys it’s not a horror movie
On the contrary 😂
It is a propaganda hit piece.
Senseless war... Senseless sanctions... Stupidity survives...
It's not a senseless, it's a classic conquest, you invade for the resources.
There are six major points this article misses. * The goal of the sanctions was to reduce Russian oil revenue, and that has happened. The claims made here that Russia has not been punished are false. It is true that Russia is selling oil above the price cap now, but they are not selling near the global spot price. * Even though China and India are buying Russian oil above the price cap, they are competing to buy it only with one another, and so the price is substantially lower than that for e.g. Brent crude. * Because 9% of worldwide oil flow is at this discounted rate, there is downward pressure on the price of Brent crude. This has benefitted oil importers everywhere, which includes the US and most of Europe. * The world has lived with a production-side cartel (OPEC) for 5 decades. This is the first we've seen of a demand-side cartel (the Price Cap Coalition). * The conditions that made a demand-side cartel possible are the first-ever year-over-year dip in worldwide oil consumption, driven by COVID. That dip has passed and consumption is rising again. Will the demand-side cartel be sustainable? * Electric vehicles have displaced over 1.5% of worldwide crude oil flows. This is a small enough amount that the downward pressure on oil prices is not large. But this demand reduction is permanent and increasing. It's not yet clear if this permanent demand loss will grow larger than the (temporary) demand loss from COVID. If it does, it suggests the growth in power of demand-side cartels and a growing incentive for oil producers to destroy one another's production capacity through warfare.
I just wanna laugh out loud at the western countries for being naive.
They think the whole world must play their rules.
New Achievement unlocked: The Shadow Fleet.
So basically… we’re gonna try to tell the seller how much he’s allowed to charge the buyers (us) bc we don’t wanna give him too much money. Would America ever abide by Russias demand for such. Cap or exports for their financial gain. This is dumb.
I think it’s brilliant. We should apply this concept widely to lower prices.
how dare they live without us unbareble
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Why not !!? Cuz they're not paying tax for London and New York!!!
Westerners not liking that money is not getting into their pockets. Well boohoo!
This is a very worrying symptom....if India and China aren't on board with any sanctions on a particular country, those sanctions are SEVERELY blunted ,and the thing is these markets are still growing...in 20 years time The balance of power will swing back East fully as it has always been ...the USA and it's allies are wasting precious political capital beginning with the invasion of Iraq and support for Israel has only accelerated this wastage, political capital they might have used to convince at least India to be in their camp...now India and Russia are firmly in one camp and very soon India and China will start using Russia as a go between and this is where the BRICS alliance becomes powerful....it's not because they like each other but it's because they have a platform where they can discuss their issues as peers and focus on creating a world order that favours them, India and China may not like each other but as long as they have a platform where they can cooperate, they will spend less resources on looking for ways to finish each other but more resources on economic development.
You are only partly correct. Honestly Russia isn't anymore effective in reining in CCP...in fact Putin is CCP's junior partner because CCP is literally holding the Russian economy in interdependence in its own favour. Even India can't hope to get a mediator role from Russia against CCP. It all depends on how crazy or rational CCP will conduct itself...and that's extremely unpredictable
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If we dont know you, you arent alowed to have that much money is basicly what they are saying.
The US and EU are complicit in this illegal trade. How sickening.
just two small tankers hanging out with each other 🥺 (like if it is not visible from the satellite imaging)
You shouldn't say "western sanctions", you should say US orquestrated and imposed sanctions. Brazil is a western country and hasn't imposed any sanction. Now tell us why Ukraine keeps sending its citizens to a lost war.
Their ✡️ president doesn't care about them
Zelensky bought a villa in Spain and 2 huge yachts with the money of American taxpayers, and is now paying them off with the lives of Ukrainians for American interests in the region.
brazil is latin america not west
I can see you missed your geography class.@@love13137
The CIA is always working hard yet one step away from Russia. 😂😂
Что я понял из видео - 1. Ребята которых показали, очень разочарованны, ОЧЕНЬ! 1. 19:00 я так понимаю Греции приготовится к тому же, что произошло с Nord Stream, кто то взорвал что то, но никто не знает кто это сделал, ну или все уверены что это русские взрывают сами себя и лишают денег и гробят работу, которую они делали десятилетиями. 3. Никто так и не заикнулся о случае, когда российский танкер доставил российскую же нефть прямиком........на главную базу ВМС США Норфолк! Ради чего весь этот цирк с конями?