In March and April 2025, 123,000 tons of diesel fuel from Morocco entered Spanish ports, which is more than the combined volume of the previous four years. As the publication notes, most of this fuel is likely to be of Russian origin.
Morocco, which has not supported sanctions against Russia, is purchasing excess diesel from Russia and then reselling it to the EU under the guise of its own.
The Spanish authorities have launched an investigation, but it will be difficult to confirm the Russian origin of the fuel due to its similarity to products from other countries.
