Putin's IBS<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> sanctions on <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a>'s tanker fleet are showing signs of faltering, with several blacklisted vessels loading for the first time in more than a year, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bloomberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bloomberg</span></a> writes.</p><p>In recent days, three blacklisted vessels loaded cargoes of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a>’s flagship Pacific grade and sailed from <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a>'s main regional port. Satellite imagery suggests that more ships are leaving anchorages west of the port of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Nakhodka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nakhodka</span></a>, where they’ve idled since being sanctioned.</p>