Both the armed forces and law enforcement agencies will be able to intercept ships deemed part of Moscow's shadow fleet — a loose network of aging tankers with opaque ownership structures which are used to circumvent sanctions on Russian oil exports, News.Az reports, citing Politico.
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The move comes after Britain assisted the US in seizing a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic in January, and establishes the UK position more clearly amid debate over whether stateless ships can be legally boarded or seized.





