Brazilian fuel suppliers refused to refuel the plane of a Russian official under sanctions.
Latin American tour of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who had previously visited Cuba and Venezuela, and then heading to the G20 ministerial meeting in Brazil, resulted in problems. Local fuel suppliers refused to refuel the plane of a Russian official who is under US sanctions due to Russian aggression in Ukraine.
As reported by AeroTelegraph, the Brazilian company Vibra Energia refused to refuel Lavrov’s government aircraft – Il-96 with registration number RA-96019 due to the risk of falling under secondary US sanctions.
These sanctions apply not only to him as an individual, but also to companies that provide him with any services. Thus, fuel suppliers servicing any aircraft used by Lavrov may be subject to sanctions prohibiting them from doing business with the United States, including private American companies.
As a result, they are in jeopardy Lavrov's flight turned out to be from Rio de Janeiro, where the G20 ministerial summit was taking place, to the Brazilian capital Brasilia, where the Russian minister was planning a meeting with the country's President Lula da Silva.
Without additional refueling, the Russian government Il-76 would not have enough fuel to fly onward to Casablanca, Morocco, where it would be refueled again and then fly to Russia on routes that bypass European airspace.< /p>
In order not to cancel the meeting, the Brazilian government consulted with the Brazilian Air Force about the availability of aviation kerosene at Galean Air Base, but the military reported that it was not enough.
After they finally refused to refuel the Russian airliner, the Brazilian side invited Lavrov to leave his Il-76 in Rio de Janeiro and fly to Brasilia, boarding the plane of Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira as a “fellow traveler.” Subsequently, the same plane will return Lavrov to Rio.
On the evening of Thursday, February 22, Russian propagandists reported that Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had finally flown to Brasilia. Details of his wanderings are not reported.
Recall that earlier Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, on his way to New York, covered the distance from Moscow to the United States by the northern route, flying over unfriendly countries in 12 hours 45 minutes.
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