A document seen by Reuters reports that the EU has proposed sanctioning ports in Georgia and Indonesia over their role in handling Russian oil.
Moreover, a proposal to broaden the European Union’s sanctions regime against Russia has been put forward. As a result, ports in Georgia and Indonesia that facilitate the handling of Russian oil became targets.
In case of adoption, it will be the first case of blocking ports located in third countries.
Effectively, the proposal will add the Georgian port of Kulevi and Indonesia’s Karimun terminal to the EU’s sanctions list, prohibiting EU-based companies and individuals from engaging in any commercial dealings with either facility.
In general, these measures are part of the EU’s 20th package of sanctions against Russia.
The European External Action Service (EEAS) and the European Commission jointly prepared the package and formally presented it to EU member states on Monday.
As European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday, the package would introduce sweeping sectoral restrictions and replace the Group of Seven’s price cap on Russian crude with a comprehensive ban on maritime services linked to Russian oil.
As Reuters reported earlier, Russia began shipping oil to Georgia’s Kulevi refinery shortly after the facility opened in October 2025.
According to LSEG and a trader, the outlet reported that the tanker Kayseri transported 105,340 metric tons of Siberian Light crude from Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiisk to the Kulevi Oil Terminal on Oct. 6.
Meanwhile, Georgia’s reliance on Russian energy imports remains heavy. Nearly $520 million worth of petroleum and petroleum oils were imported by the country from Russia in 2024, what equaled to roughly 40% of its total imports in that category.
Volumes rising sharply from late 2024 onward made Indonesia’s Karimun terminal, situated within a free trade zone near Singapore, a key transit point for Russian oil products.
According to ship-tracking data, since October of that year, the terminal has received Russian oil products every month. Also, onward shipments were sent to Malaysia, Singapore, and China.
In total, Karimun accepted about 217,000 metric tons (equivalent to roughly 1.6 million barrels) of Russian diesel in 2025.
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