Russland importiert 200.000 Barrel japanischen Flugtreibstoff per Schiff-zu-Schiff-Transfer
https://united24media.com/world/russia-to-import-200000-barrels-of-japanese-aviation-fuel-via-ship-to-ship-transfer-20420
Russland importiert 200.000 Barrel japanischen Flugtreibstoff per Schiff-zu-Schiff-Transfer
https://united24media.com/world/russia-to-import-200000-barrels-of-japanese-aviation-fuel-via-ship-to-ship-transfer-20420
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**Russia to Import 200,000 Barrels of Japanese Aviation Fuel via Ship-to-Ship Transfer**
* Russia..to import a shipment of jet fuel originating from Japan..as it grapples with a growing domestic fuel shortage following repeated Ukrainian strikes on its energy infrastructure.
* At least 200,000 barrels of jet fuel are expected to be loaded in Chiba, Japan, during the first half of July.
* The fuel is expected to be transferred to another tanker..through a ship-to-ship operation off..South Korea..before being shipped onward to Russia.
* The shipment would mark one of the few known imports of foreign jet fuel into Russia since the start of the full-scale war.
Wtf japan
This is exactly what I mean when I say international politics isn’t built on friendship. Todaysally is tomorrows transaction. States don’t honor relationships forever. they honor interests. That’s why strategic geography matters so much. If your security depends on permanent goodwill you’re already in trouble. It’s why issues like Greenland show up
Wasn’t there a recent news article that said Japan pledges continuous support to Ukraine and promised to maintains sanctions against Russia? Wonder what happened to that?
Up to the moment I read this story, I considered Japan a friend of the US, in spite of the current US leadership. But to harm Ukraine in this manner, has forever changed my opinion of Japan.
In my eyes, they have, „lost face“. This is shameful.
The Reuters investigation exposed what is a secret deal between Russian, Korean and Japanese traders. Some folks are only attacking Japan’s government as having double standards, while leaving South Korea out of their attacks, but attacks against both governments are unfair when these folks have no real evidence of their governments involvement.
The deal is very much against existing sanctions. Now that the story is public, Japan and South Korea are going to crackdown on the companies involved in order to avoid triggering sanctions against their own sectors. Both Japan and South Korea have aligned on western sanctions concerning Russia and oil, but there is always groups looking to circumvent such sanctions. People being unfair and attacking Japan or South Korea, are no doubt folks who forget that European and US electronics continue to be found in Russian missiles striking Europe.
The ship-to-ship transfer off South Korea is the real story here. You load at the port of origin, transfer in third-country waters, and the paperwork gets fuzzy enough that nobody has to directly own the transaction. Japan can technically say the fuel went to a neutral buyer, and Russia gets what it needs.
The cover is getting pretty thin though. Everyone knows where this fuel is headed, and the Japanese government will probably issue some statement about private sector activity being beyond their control. Technically true, but also the whole point of how these loopholes work.
The bigger question is whether this scales. 200,000 barrels is a drop in the bucket for Russia’s fuel needs, but it works as a proof of concept. If this transfer goes smoothly, more shipments will follow, and Japan’s sanctions suddenly have a quiet back door that nobody wants to acknowledge out loud.