GRAHAM, BLUMENTHAL INTRODUCE RESOLUTION CALLING ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO SEIZE SHADOW FLEET VESSELS THAT TRANSPORT SANCTIONED RUSSIAN OIL

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham issued the following press release:

U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) introduced a resolution calling on the Trump Administration to seize ships carrying sanctioned Russian oil. These ships, known as "shadow fleet" vessels, are skirting sanctions and contributing to the illicit financing of the war in Ukraine.

As the world's third-largest oil producer, Russia's cheap oil exports have generated massive amounts of revenue that have been used to fund Vladimir Putin's aggression against Ukraine. Over the past several months, this shadow fleet has been responsible for transporting between 60 and 80 percent of Russia's illegal exports.

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