One of China’s largest port operators has banned Vladimir Putin’s secret fleet from docking in the Shandong region, located in eastern China. According to Reuters, which cited three local traders, this ban has been enforced at the Asian port.

Western sanctions intended to restrict Moscow’s access to the technologies it needs to sustain its war against Ukraine have resulted in the world’s major producers of microchips halting exports to Russia,

The Shandong Port Group in China's Shandong Province will block tankers affected by U.S. sanctions from using its ports. Despite its declared neutrality in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Beijing opposes sanctions on Moscow.