Russia Scrambles for Asian Jet Fuel as Crisis Deepens

Russia's fuel crisis has reached the point where one of the world's biggest oil producers is preparing to import jet fuel. According to Reuters, Russia is set to receive at least 200,000 barrels of jet fuel originating in Japan through a complex chain of traders and ship-to-ship transfers via South Korea, underscoring just how badly Ukrainian drone strikes have disrupted the country's refining system. The cargo is expected to load from Chiba, Japan, in the first half of July before heading to South Korea's Yeosu port for a ship-to-ship transfer.…