The Georgian side may be participating in a scheme that is being used to circumvent sanctions against Russian oil.
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It is reported that at the moment in the port of Batumi at the oil terminal is the tanker Esen Ka under the Turkish flag.
The TV channel, citing a source, reports that the ship is carrying up to 30,000 tons of vacuum gas oil (one of the components of diesel fuel) from the Russian company Rosneft. Mtavari also claims that the Georgian side is trying to change the origin of the cargo and send it to Europe.
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