Malaysia refused entry of a Russian-flagged oil tanker named on a United States sanctions list to a port along the Straits of Malacca, the Transport Ministry said on Tuesday, following economic sanctions that United States and its allies imposed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.
The ministry said in a statement that the vessel Linda is en route to Malaysia and was due to dock at the Kuala Linggi International Port next Saturday.
Linda is one of the vessels owned by a unit of Promsvyazbank, a Russian lender placed on the list of organisations sanctioned by the United States and its allies, Reuters reported on Monday, citing the US government.
The tanker is carrying oil from Iran and is currently in the Indian Ocean, according to the report.
