The UK government has announced a major new round of sanctions targeting Russia’s so-called ‘shadow fleet’ of oil tankers, which have been used to evade Western restrictions and fund the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine. Up to 100 vessels suspected of carrying Russian oil in defiance of sanctions will be banned from British ports and could be detained. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has pledged to ‘destroy’ this covert operation, aiming to cut off a key source of revenue for Vladimir Putin’s regime. The move comes ahead of a military coalition meeting and is part of broader efforts to tighten enforcement of sanctions imposed after Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The UK’s actions are designed to protect critical infrastructure and further isolate Russia economically.
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