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In a strategic move to curtail Russia’s covert oil trade, the European Union has announced its 17th round of sanctions focusing on Moscow’s shadow fleet—an extensive network of around 500 vessels involved in bypassing sanctions and clandestine oil shipments. This latest package blacklists 189 vessels said to be engaged in illicit oil and grain exports, alongside asset freezes and travel bans targeting Russian officials and associated entities.