Russia’s main economic lifeline faces potent new threat - Sydney Morning Herald

The Europeans have finally agreed to a ban on imports of seaborne Russian oil. That wasn’t, however, the most damaging sanction agreed to this week.

More than half those ships carry European flags (the majority Greek-flagged) but, even more significantly, their insurance cover is provided almost entirely by UK, European and US insurers and their … [+4377 chars]

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