Dock workers union accuses Russia of financing the war in Ukraine with the cargo of diesel.
Highlights
- Dock workers union accuses Russia of financing the war in Ukraine with the cargo of diesel.
- The Sunny Liger, a 42,000-tonne tanker was lying at anchor off Amsterdam on Saturday.
- On Friday, dock workers in Rotterdam also refused to handle her cargo.
- The European Union has imposed a wide range of sanctions on Moscow since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24.
- Oil and gas are not part of the punitive measures imposed by the EU since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb 24, however, oil and gas aren’t included in the sanctions against Russia.
- The ship could be allowed into port once it has made a formal request, but “only if it was safe for it to do so”