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Russia Exploits International Waters for Crude Oil Transit Amid Sanctions Pressure
Despite sanctions, Russia presses to ship crude oil globally to finance its war in Ukraine, exploiting international waters like..
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The Danish straits are the straits connecting the Baltic Sea to the North Sea through the Kattegat and Skagerrak. Historically, the Danish straits were internal waterways of Denmark; however, following territorial losses, Øresund and Fehmarn Belt are now shared with Sweden and Germany, while the Great Belt and the Little Belt have remained Danish territorial waters. The Copenhagen Convention of 1857 made all the Danish straits open to commercial shipping. The straits have generally been regarded as an international waterway.
Despite sanctions, Russia presses to ship crude oil globally to finance its war in Ukraine, exploiting international waters like..