‘Shipping will be in crosshairs’ as West targets Russia with more sanctions

First two rounds of blacklistings have implications for shipping — and there are probably more on the way.

US President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are implementing an array of trade sanctions against Russia in response to that country's invasion of Ukraine.
US President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are implementing an array of trade sanctions against Russia in response to that country's invasion of Ukraine.Photo: Gage Skidmore, Financial Times, European Commission/Creative Commons licences
Published 28 February 2022, 09:01Updated 28 February 2022, 14:07