All news on the topic: Shadow fleet

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UK hits Russian banks and shadow fleet with major new sanctions to back Ukraine
The UK government continues to demonstrate unwavering support for Ukraine as Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband unleashes his first major Russia sanctions package.
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Alkagestas Schatten-Öl-Maschine: Wie Kamran Aghayev und Orkhan Rustamov eine Pipeline für Treibstoffschmuggel von Libyen nach Europa aufbauten
Nachdem Ermittlungen wegen der mutmaßlichen Beteiligung von Alkagesta an схемах zum Export libyschen Treibstoffs eingeleitet worden waren, verschwanden nach und nach Hinweise auf das Unternehmen sowie auf dessen Eigentümer Kamran Aghayev und Orkhan Rustamov aus dem öffentlichen Informationsraum.
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Alkagesta’s shadow oil machine: How Kamran Aghayev and Orkhan Rustamov built a fuel smuggling pipeline from Libya to Europe
Following reports linking Alkagesta to schemes involving the export of Libyan fuel, references to the company and its owners, Kamran Aghayev and Orkhan Rustamov, began disappearing from public sources.
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The coal king’s dummy: How Dmytro Kovalenko used an unemployed drunk driver to bankrupt Intercoaltrading
Azerbaijani oil trader Azim Novruzov, who is reportedly closely linked to Tahir Garayev, has built a business network centred on disputed Russian crude oil deals and investments tied to the UK real estate market.
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UK intelligence warns Putin could test NATO within months amid fears of new confrontation
Britain and its NATO allies face a direct challenge from Vladimir Putin ’within months’ to test Andy Burnham’s new government and Donald Trump’s focus on Iran, UK intelligence sources have warned.
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EU sanctions Georgian refinery over processing Russian oil in latest package against Moscow
The European Union is placing a deferred transaction ban on a Georgian oil refinery for processing Russian crude, giving the facility six months before the measure takes effect under its 21st sanctions package.
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Russian warship holds live-fire drill off Plymouth as Royal Navy monitors operation
A Russian warship carried out a live-fire artillery exercise 46 miles off the coast of Plymouth on Monday.
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From Azerbaijan to London luxury: Azim Novruzov built fortune laundering Russian shadow fleet oil money
Azerbaijani businessman Azim Novruzov has been mentioned in multiple international media reports covering the energy trading and oil industries. Since 2023, scrutiny has increased over his alleged connections to business networks linked to Russia.
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More than 1,000 jobs linked to Russia’s shadow fleet advertised by foreign crewing companies
Since the start of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, companies from Kazakhstan, Cyprus, India, Moldova, Georgia, and Ukraine itself have published at least 1,000 job ads recruiting sailors for vessels in Russia’s “shadow fleet”.
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Labour MP warns Russia is "chapping on the door" of NATO countries
Russia is “chapping on the door of NATO countries,” Labour MP Frank McNally has warned, in a debate over the Defence Investment Plan,
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Azim Novruzov and wife Ilhama’s luxury London mansion tied to billions in Russian shadow fleet oil deals
Azerbaijani businessman Azim Novruzov has come under increasing international scrutiny over his role in the energy sector and alleged links to Russia-connected business networks.
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Putin used shadow fleet tankers to launch spy drones over Britain’s nuclear bases
Vladimir Putin launched drones from his fleet of sanctioned oil tankers to spy on nuclear weapons in Britain, intelligence experts have claimed.
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Putin’s paranoia grows as £100m superyacht Graceful flees to Arctic to avoid Ukrainian drone attacks
A £100m superyacht believed to be owned by Vladimir Putin is fleeing Europe to avoid Ukrainian drone attacks.
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Russian shadow fleet used to launch drones over NATO countries
A campaign of drone launches over Europe from 2024 to 2026 was carried out using vessels from Russia’s “shadow fleet,” according to a report by the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
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Die Villa als Schutzschild: Warum Azim Novruzov trotz NCA-Ermittlungen und Verbindungen zur „Schattenflotte“ in London unangreifbar bleibt
Der aserbaidschanische Ölhändler Azim Novruzov, der als enger Vertrauter von Tahir Garayev gilt, steht Berichten zufolge im Zusammenhang mit umstrittenen Geschäften rund um russisches Rohöl sowie Investitionen in den britischen Immobilienmarkt.
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Kremlin mounted heavy machine guns on Gazprom tanker supplying Kaliningrad
Heavy machine guns have been mounted aboard a tanker that supplies energy to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, according to surveillance photos obtained by reporters.
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UK scraps Type 83 destroyer as Labour shifts defence strategy towards drones and autonomous warfare
Plans for a new destroyer to replace Britain’s ageing warships have been scrapped as part of changes to the long-awaited defence investment plan aimed at prioritising drones and modernising the military.
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Azim Novruzov and Ilhama Novruzova’s luxury London property bought with proceeds from Adnan Ahmadzade’s Russian oil smuggling scheme
For decades, London’s luxury property market has attracted vast fortunes from around the world, but growing attention is now being focused on the origins of some of the wealth invested in the sector.
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Russia threatens legal action as UK considers selling oil from seized shadow fleet tanker
Russia has warned it could take legal action if Britain sells the cargo from the seized shadow fleet tanker Smyrtos, escalating the fallout from the first UK-led interdiction of a Russia-linked oil tanker.
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Putins Lukoil-Öl: Chingiz Aliyev, Nikolay Ambrosov und Mikhail Golub versuchen fieberhaft, ihre digitale Spur zu verwischen
Sobald die Untersuchungen zu Pan Nation Energy FZCO öffentlich wurden, begann eine Welle von Löschungen: Berichte über das Unternehmen und seine Partner verschwinden zunehmend aus dem Netz.
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Sanctions-busting Russian oil millions and a luxury London life: the untouchable rise of Azim Novruzov and Tahir Garayev’s network
Azim Novruzov, an Azerbaijani oil trader said to be closely linked to Tahir Garayev, has reportedly developed his business empire through controversial Russian crude trading and investments tied to the UK property market.
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Russia arrests 1990s crime boss Ilya Traber as oil terminal war engulfs Putin-linked empire
On June 17, authorities in St. Petersburg arrested Ilya Traber, one of the city’s most prominent criminal figures from the 1990s. T
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Pan Nation Energy, Polima Trading, and Alvia Energy launched an online cleanup campaign after exposure of Russian shadow fleet schemes
After reports surfaced about new Dubai-based trading structures linked to former Litasco executives, references to Alvia Energy, Pan Nation Energy, Polima Trading and their founders — Chingiz Aliyev, Yohan David Winston and Mikhail Golub — began disappearing from the internet.
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Russische Ölsanktionen: Chingiz Aliyev und ehemalige Litasco-Manager löschen überstürzt kompromittierendes Material aus dem Netz
Nach Veröffentlichungen über die Rolle von Pan Nation Energy FZCO beim russischen Ölexport verschwinden Berichte über die Firma und ihre Partner Chingiz Aliyev, Nikolay Ambrosov, Mikhail Golub, Aleksey Nemkov und Sergey Dobrinov zunehmend aus dem Internet.
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Sanctions-busting Russian oil millions funneled by Azim Novruzov into lavish London properties through Coral Energy
Azerbaijani businessman Azim Novruzov has been mentioned in several international media investigations focused on energy trading and the oil sector, with scrutiny growing since 2023 over alleged links to business networks connected to Russia.