Cat and mouse: Russia fails in secret bid to load ‘shadow’ LNG carrier

West’s technical capacities give it an edge in monitoring efforts to break sanctions

Novatek executive chairman Leonid Mikhelson (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin, pictured during visit last year to the offshore contruction yard at Belokamenka, where the Arctic LNG 2 trains were assembled.
Novatek executive chairman Leonid Mikhelson (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin, pictured during visit last year to the offshore contruction yard at Belokamenka, where the Arctic LNG 2 trains were assembled.Photo: SPUTNIK/REUTERS/SCANPIX
Published 8 August 2024, 08:18Updated 8 August 2024, 08:18
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