UK shadow fleet talks

UK Navy refrains from detaining sanctioned Russian shadow fleet tankers

The UK Royal Navy has not detained a single sanctioned Russian oil tanker despite prior harsh government statements, due to fears that maintaining the vessels would cost the state tens of millions of pounds, The Times wrote on April 20.

20 April, 08:22 AM

Putin sends missile-armed frigate through Channel, testing Starmer’s tanker crackdown

A Russian frigate escorted two sanctioned tankers through British waters, defying British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s pledge to detain vessels linked to Moscow’s shadow fleet, The Telegraph reported on April 8.

9 April, 02:50 PM

UK discusses seizing tankers linked to Russia’s shadow fleet

British Defense Secretary John Healey met with Baltic and Nordic counterparts to discuss the possible seizure of oil tankers linked to Russia’s so-called shadow fleet, Bloomberg reported on Feb. 13.

14 February, 12:01 PM

UK shadow fleet talks