Russia Sends Sanctioned Oil on Sanctioned Tankers to India

Russia is sending cargoes of sanctioned oil to India on tankers that have been blacklisted by the US Treasury — setting up an acid test of Moscow’s ability to get around aggressive measures imposed by Washington earlier this month.

Three shipments of heavily sanctioned Arctic oil are all being carried to the South Asian country’s ports on tankers that were designated by the US Treasury on Jan. 10. In the Pacific, at least two cargoes from Sakhalin Island also appear to be on the way to India having spent time on US-listed vessels.

India has indicated that it would only allow ...