Turkey halts oil tankers as Russia price cap takes effect in latest sanctions squeeze over Ukraine invasion
Minerva Baltica crude oil tanker passing under a bridge over the Bosphorus. Photograph: Yoruk Isik/Reuters
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Oil tankers hauling millions of barrels of Kazakh crude are being prevented from leaving the Black Sea to reach global markets following a move by Turkey to insist on proof they're properly insured.
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