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Starmer gives green light for UK forces to intercept Putin’s shadow fleet

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has granted new powers for British forces to board and potentially detain sanctioned vessels passing through its waters in a bid to ramp up economic pressure on Russia, as its war on Ukraine continues.

26 Mar 2026-11:44
France frees suspected Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker after hefty fine

The oil tanker named *The Grinch* has left French waters after the company that owns the vessel paid a penalty of "several million euros."

17 Feb 2026-19:29
France compelled to free tanker linked to Russia’s shadow fleet

30 Jan 2026-22:55
US targets Iran's 'shadow fleet' in response to protester crackdown

23 Jan 2026-23:06
France intercepts suspected Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker in Mediterranean

22 Jan 2026-21:55
Germany blocks suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker

Germany has turned away a Russian-linked oil tanker from its Baltic Sea waters, marking the first known European action against Moscow’s so-called shadow fleet.

17 Jan 2026-10:58
EU sanctions 41 more ships in Russia’s shadow fleet

The European Union has imposed sanctions on 41 additional vessels linked to Russia’s so-called shadow fleet, bringing the total number of sanctioned ships to nearly 600, the EU Council said on Thursday.

18 Dec 2025-14:49
Ukraine strikes Black Sea tankers, escalating clash with Russia -VIDEO

30 Nov 2025-11:17
France probes Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker off its coast

France has launched an investigation into a Russian-linked oil tanker anchored off Saint-Nazaire on the Atlantic coast. The vessel is suspected of being part of Moscow's "shadow fleet" and has also been mentioned in Denmark's inquiry into mysterious drone flights that disrupted air traffic last month.

01 Oct 2025-20:04
Sweden tightens rules to limit Russia’s ghost fleet in Baltic

On Saturday, Sweden announced new regulations that will increase inspections of foreign vessels in the Baltic Sea starting July 1, intensifying efforts to crack down on Russia’s “shadow fleet” of tankers used to evade sanctions on its oil trade.

31 May 2025-17:00

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