WSJ: Shadow traders move Russian oil via shell firms, tanker fleet

The Wall Street Journal details how intermediaries linked to Azerbaijani businessmen Tahir Garayev and Etibar Eyyub became major traders of sanctioned Russian oil, using shell companies and a shadow tanker fleet. A legal dispute with former Rosneft executive Igor Soglayev over reselling Russian diesel in Brazil exposes the mechanics of the shadow trade. This confirms the resilience of Russian oil exports despite sanctions, underscoring the limits of Western enforcement.

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