As ageing and deficient tankers in the "Russian shadow fleet" traffic the shallow waters of the Baltic Sea, a major oil spill disaster looms, experts told AFP.

Russia's trade partners are turning their back on the country in the wake of increasingly stringent economic sanctions from ...

Oil smuggling remains highly profitable despite sanctions on Russia, Iran, and Venezuela, which together produce about 16 million barrels per day at a discount. Western sanctions create obstacles but ...