Has Russia's shadow fleet, built to evade sanctions, added sabotage to its list? - The Boston Globe

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : Oil is a cornerstone of Russia's economy, and a key target of the sanctions was Russia's energy sector.
49% : But instead of a full embargo, which officials feared would cause a global spike in prices, the United States and its Western allies imposed price caps of $60 a barrel on all oil and oil products originating in Russia and transported by sea, a significant discount on the market price.
45% : The 70,000-ton crude oil tanker has changed ownership and managers within the past two years and lacks the types of insurance oil tankers usually have, all major indicators of a shadow vessel, said Yuliia Pavytska, manager of the sanctions program at the Kyiv School of Economics Institute, who works with Western officials to identify and impose sanctions on Russian shadow vessels.

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