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worldUK Intercepts Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker in English Channel
The UK Royal Navy intercepts a Russian shadow fleet tanker, escalating sanctions enforcement. This move targets illicit oil revenue funding the war in Ukraine.
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worldUK Forces Intercept Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker in Historic English Channel Operation
Royal Marines board sanctioned tanker Smyrtos, marking the first UK interception of a Russian shadow fleet vessel in domestic waters to enforce oil sanctions.
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worldFrance Detains Oil Tanker Tied to Russian Shadow Fleet and Iranian Network
French authorities intercepted the Tagor, a tanker linked to Russian oil exports and Iranian trader Shamkhani, under a false flag.
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worldFrance, Allies Seize Suspected Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker
President Macron announces detention of the Tagor in the Atlantic with UK help, part of broader effort to enforce sanctions.
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worldUkraine Drones Hit Three Oil Tankers in Black Sea Escalation
Ukraine's drone campaign strikes three crude-oil tankers off Turkey's Black Sea coast, marking the most aggressive wave of attacks against Russia's shadow fleet.
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worldSanctioned Russian LNG Tanker Drifts Toward Malta After Suspected Ukrainian Attack
The blackened, unmanned Arctic Metagaz-hit by explosions and fire-drifts near Malta, raising ecological and geopolitical concerns.
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worldEU Failing to Stop Russia's Sanctioned Oil Shadow Fleet, Parliament President Admits
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola acknowledges the EU must do more to intercept Russian oil tankers and curb war funding.