Russia expands shadow LNG fleet to beat EU crackdown
Growing number of ships will help Moscow continue exporting liquefied natural gas when sanctions tighten next year
Source: Financial Times
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DW NOTE
Russia has been assembling a sanctions-proof tanker fleet for oil since 2022; now it's doing the same for LNG ahead of tighter EU restrictions. The model is proven: aging ships, obscure registries, undisclosed beneficial owners. What changes is the commodity — the evasion architecture stays identical.