Russia is using decades-old oil tankers on icy waters to duck sanctions and prop up its struggling energy exports

• Russia is using decades-old oil tankers without sufficient insurance to dodge Western sanctions, according to the Washington Post.
• The aged vessels pose safety risks to the environment and ship crews, as they navigate through shallow and icy waters. 
• The EU and G7 countries have slammed Russia with sanctions that deny the nation insurance services unless its crude trades at or below a price cap.

Russia is using decades-old tankers to ship its oil and gas abroad in a hazardous act to dodge Western sanctions, according to the Washington Post.