Investigating Swiss traders’ links to murky world of Russian oil

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Illustration: Helen James / swissinfo.ch Western sanctions imposed on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 have triggered a shake-up in global oil trading. This content was published on June 16, 2023 Dominique Soguel-dit-Picard (text), Kai Reusser (graphic) , Helen James (illustration) In Switzerland, a key hub for oil trading, many traditional players have pulled out of the market only to be replaced by opaque, “pop up” traders whose buying and selling activity is uncannily similar to some firms based in the Alpine nation. It's almost impossible to track who is behind these new traders and whether Swiss...