Georgia’s Black Sea port of Kulevi, a hub for Black Sea oil shipments, may soon face European Union sanctions over allegations that the Georgian government has used it to help Russia move crude needed to finance its war in Ukraine. The potential sanctions place Azerbaijan, whose state-controlled energy entity SOCAR owns an oil terminal in Kulevi, in a tough spot. According to RFE/RL, which obtained a draft of the EU’s upcoming 20th sanctions package, the bloc is considering banning transactions with four ports allegedly used…
Rate This Article
