“This is, of course, a strange bias in favor of individual states, which should not be possible in the modern world at all.

We must have purely market relations ... This decision speaks of the strong politicization of the club, "Ananskikh stressed.

Earlier it was reported that the International Group of Mutual Insurance Clubs for Ship Owners (IG P&I) refused to provide insurance coverage for ships that are involved in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project.

In order to avoid sanctions, club members were urged to “evaluate and minimize the risks of concluding contracts for Nord Stream 2 or Turkish Stream.