Russia's Shadow Fleet Thumbs its Nose at the Royal Navy

Royal Navy 'left unable to board Russian ships over fears of breaching international law'

The Government has failed to send the Royal Navy in to intercept sanctioned Russian tankers "over concerns it may breach international law". On Wednesday, Moscow sent a warship to escort two vessels through the English Channel - despite Sir Keir Starmer pledging to hit Vladimir Putin's shadow fleet "even harder".Just weeks ago, the Prime Minister gave the green light for Britain's special forces to be able to capture two sanctioned Russian tanke…

Royal Navy monitors shadow fleet vessels but Russian naval escort complicates boarding dilemma - Navy Lookout

Royal Navy warships and aircraft have been activated repeatedly in recent days to monitor Russian naval activity in UK waters, reflecting a sustained increase in traffic through the Channel and North Sea at a time of heightened tension over sanctions enforcement. HMS Mersey, supported by a Wildcat helicopter from 815 Naval Air Squadron and RFA […] The post Royal Navy monitors shadow fleet vessels but Russian naval escort complicates boarding dil…

Russia's Shadow Fleet Thumbs its Nose at the Royal Navy

The Russian Navy has mocked Britain’s Royal Navy by escorting two sanctioned, fully-laden shadow fleet tankers though the English Channel. This comes...

Russia challenges the UK’s authority over its seas

Russia has sent its frigate Admiral Grigorovich to escort a tanker of its shadow fleet through the English Channel, in defiance of European efforts to tighten enforcement against such vessels. The move follows a lengthy Russian covert operation with submarines that monitored British undersea cables. The submarines were also followed by the British navy. The United Kingdom had recently vowed to increase its enforcement on the Russian shadow fleet…