Cabinet Tightens Law to Stop Russian Shadow Fleet

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The Cabinet wants to crack down harder on the Russian shadow fleet—ships used by Russia to transport secretly sanctioned oil. To this end, an amendment to the Foreign Ships Act has been sent to the Council of State for urgent advice. The amendment is intended to make it possible to detain ships and require them to divert to ports or anchorages for inspection.

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The cabinet wants to crack down harder on the Russian shadow fleet. These are ships used by Russia to secretly transport sanctioned oil all over the world. A legislative amendment granting the police more powers was sent to the Council of State on Friday for an urgent advisory opinion.