The oil tanker Eventin is believed to be part of Moscow’s efforts to evade sanctions - Greenpeace says it belongs to Russia's 'shadow fleet.' View on euronews

Germany has stopped a Panamanian-flagged tanker carrying about 99,000 tonnes of Russian oil from drifting uncontrollably off the Baltic Sea coast. Source: Reuters Details: Reuters reports that the 274-metre-long tanker Eventin had been drifting slowly since Friday morning and was unable to manoeuvre.

The Group of Seven democracies have sought to crimp Russia’s oil export earnings that help fund the war against Ukraine

Germany charged that a heavily loaded tanker adrift off its northern coast Friday was part of the "shadow fleet" Moscow uses to avoid sanctions on its oil exports. In response, Russia has relied on tankers with opaque ownership or without proper insurance to continue lucrative oil exports.

The tanker Eventin, part of the Russian "shadow fleet," is drifting north of Rügen due to an engine failure. It is one of the vessels Russians use to bypass sanctions imposed for the invasion of Ukraine and is carrying 99,