WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) -Washington and London on Friday prohibited metal-trading exchanges from accepting new aluminum, copper and nickel produced by Russia and barred the import of the metals into the U.S. and Britain. Russia is a major producer of aluminum, copper and nickel. Russian metals producers Rusal and Nornickel did not immediately reply to a Reuters request for comment, nor did the Russian embassy in Washington.
At least some of the fuel used by Danish Air Force aircraft is likely originating from Russia. Source: a joint article by Danish investigative journalism outlet Danwatch and tabloid Ekstra Bladet, as reported by European Pravda Details: The journalists have reason to believe that almost 2 million litres of jet fuel purchased for the Danish Air Force could be of Russian origin, although it was formally purchased from other sellers.
An American refinery imported 10,000 barrels of Russian oil through a storage terminal in the Bahamas. Source: Bloomberg Details: Morgan Butterfield, US Energy Information Administration spokesman, said the oil delivered to Wilmington, Delaware, in November did not violate US sanctions, as it was exported from Russia to the Bahamas until 8 March 2022, when sanctions came into effect.