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> EUROPE CAN BYPASS TRUMP TO HIT PUTIN'S OIL EMPIRE: KALLAS
> The EU Commission suggested any change to the oil price cap would require the backing of the G7 members as the EU also seeks to clamp down on Russia's sanctions-busting "shadow fleet" of vessels transporting the product. However, Kallas told the Brussels Forum on Wednesday that most Russian oil goes via the Baltic and Black Seas. This meant that while U.S. backing was important, if it was not forthcoming, "we can still do it and have an impact." Russia's "shadow fleet" of often older vessels with less reliable insurance, has made the $60 price cap difficult to enforce.
> "Of course, it is important the United States... is together with us, and we have been operating together for quite some time," she said, "but it is also equally important for us what we do alone, because we alone are also a player."
Real playas. I can see it now. Balts get into a scrap with Russia, get spanked and come screaming for Article 5 nukes.
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