Tanker. File photoMOSCOW, July 1US authorities have found that a tanker «with oil products from Russia», which was previously not allowed into Louisiana, did not violate sanctions, it was allowed to unload, The Wall Street Journal reports. Earlier, the newspaper, citing sources, wrote that a tanker with supposedly oil products from Russia was not allowed into New Orleans. The vessel, owned by Greek shipowner TMS Tankers Ltd, left the Black Sea with fuel oil in June and was scheduled to arrive in New Orleans. Vitol, which chartered it, insists that it is in full compliance with US-imposed sanctions against the export of oil products from Russia. The West figured out how to deprive Russia of income «Vitol managed to prove that the cargo on board the vessel originates from Kazakhstan, not Russia and should not be under any restrictions or US sanctions. Vitol has certificates of origin and documentation proving all this, all the information was handed over to the authorities,» the charter company said in the newspaper. The ship was supposed to arrive in New Orleans on Sunday, but due to inspections, it could not unload. After the start of the Russian military operation in Ukraine, the West increased sanctions pressure on Moscow. Some countries announced the freezing of Russian assets, many brands left the country. The European Union has already approved six packages of sanctions, which, in particular, provide for the gradual introduction of an embargo on the import of coal and oil. At the same time, in Europe and the United States, these steps provoked a record jump in inflation, in particular, for fuel and food. Greece due to the claims of the towing company
