{"id":2221,"date":"2025-02-06T00:03:55","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T00:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/ukraine-imposes-sanctions-on-russian-shadow-fleet-captains-cultural-heritage-looters\/"},"modified":"2025-02-06T00:03:55","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T00:03:55","slug":"ukraine-imposes-sanctions-on-russian-shadow-fleet-captains-cultural-heritage-looters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/ukraine-imposes-sanctions-on-russian-shadow-fleet-captains-cultural-heritage-looters\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine imposes sanctions on Russian ‘shadow fleet’ captains, cultural heritage looters"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Ukraine<\/p>\n

President Volodymyr Zelensky has approved sanctions against 57 captains of Russia\u2019s “shadow fleet”\u2014a network of tankers used to evade sanctions on Russia’s oil trade\u2014and 55 individuals involved in looting Ukraine\u2019s cultural heritage in occupied Crimea.<\/p>\n

The measure, adopted by Ukraine\u2019s National Security and Defense Council on Feb. 5<\/a>, targets 56 Russian citizens and one Iranian national engaged in illicit oil exports through ship-to-ship transfers and other methods to bypass price caps.<\/p>\n

These sanctions mark the first instance of individual accountability for shadow fleet captains aiding Russia\u2019s oil trade. The list includes captains of sanctioned tankers operated by Sovcomflot, a company already blacklisted by the U.S. and U.K. <\/p>\n

By restricting experienced captains from participating in these operations, Ukraine aims to disrupt Russia\u2019s oil trade and increase operational costs for its shadow fleet.<\/p>\n

Additionally, sanctions have been imposed on Russian officials and cultural figures responsible for illegal excavations and the removal of Ukrainian artifacts from Crimea. Among those targeted are senior officials from Russia\u2019s Ministry of Culture, the Russian Academy of Sciences, and directors of major state-run museums, including the Hermitage and the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts. They face asset freezes and international travel restrictions.<\/p>\n

The sanctions list also includes Yelena Morozova, the Russian-appointed “director” of the National Preserve of Tauric Chersonesos<\/a> in occupied Crimea, who was featured in the Kyiv Independent’s latest documentary<\/a> on the illegal removal of artifacts from two museums in southern Kherson in the fall of 2022. <\/p>\n