{"id":1453092,"date":"2026-10-15T10:31:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T07:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/?p=1453092"},"modified":"2026-10-15T10:31:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T07:31:20","slug":"the-us-is-considering-easing-sanctions-against-the-shadow-fleet-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/the-us-is-considering-easing-sanctions-against-the-shadow-fleet-media\/","title":{"rendered":"The US is considering easing sanctions against the \u201cshadow fleet\u201d \u2014 media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Trump administration is considering easing sanctions on Russian shadow fleet tankers that have been transporting oil from Russia, Iran and Venezuela as Washington seeks to reduce record-high freight rates.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Reuters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/government\/us-considers-easing-sanctions-shadow-fleet-vessels-cut-freight-rates-official-2026-10-15\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reports<\/a> this, citing sources.<\/p>\n<p>The United States is considering allowing sanctioned Russian tankers to transport oil that is not subject to US restrictions. This means raw materials that do not originate in Russia or Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Companies interested in chartering such vessels will have to submit applications to the US Treasury Department, a move that is expected to help increase oil and fuel exports from the Persian Gulf region.<\/p>\n<p>US Energy Secretary Chris Wright also spoke about such plans in a video address to participants in the World Petroleum Congress in Riyadh.<\/p>\n<p>The US Department of Energy assures that easing restrictions will not provide Russia with additional opportunities to sell oil and petroleum products.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, Reuters notes that Donald Trump is seeking to accelerate the supply of Russian diesel fuel to the world market. This may prompt US agencies to allow the transportation of such fuel by tankers that are under sanctions.<\/p>\n<p>The UK Foreign Office previously reported that Russia was trying to create a new &#8220;dangerous shadow fleet&#8221; to circumvent sanctions. To do this, Moscow was requisitioning old ships and building new ones.<\/p>\n<p>It was previously reported that <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/desiatky-kompaniy-ta-tinovyy-flot-yaponiia-vvela-novi-sanktsii-proty-rf\/\">Japan expanded sanctions against Russia on October 2 due to its aggression against Ukraine.<\/a> Russian companies, individuals, foreign enterprises, and shadow fleet vessels fell under the new restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>Also follow <strong>\u201cPryamim\u201d<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">X<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telegram<\/a> , and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Trump administration is considering easing sanctions on Russian shadow fleet tankers that have been transporting oil from Russia, Iran and Venezuela as Washington seeks to reduce record-high freight rates. Reuters reports this, citing sources. The United States is considering allowing sanctioned Russian tankers to transport oil that is not subject to US restrictions. 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