The former top director of Rosneft clashed with oil traders from Azerbaijan. Both lawsuits and threats from Chechen militants have been used. Following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian oil was sanctioned and much of its exports seized by unknown middlemen through front companies and shadow tanker fleets. One of Rosneft's main dealers was a network of companies associated with Azerbaijani businessmen Tahir Garev and Atir Ayub. Now they are suing the former top director of Rosneft, Igor Soglaev, who wanted to make money by reselling Russian diesel to Brazil. The Wall Street Journal reviewed the materials of this litigation. They give an idea of how the export of Russian oil and oil products worked after the start of the war. Open with VPN | No VPN.