US EditionKeir Starmer to announce fresh sanctions on Putin's 'shadow fleet'
- The UK will impose sanctions on up to 100 oil tankers from Russia's shadow fleet, marking the largest sanctions package to date, as announced by Keir Starmer during the Joint Expeditionary Force meeting in Oslo.
- These tankers have transported over $24 billion worth of cargo in 2024 and are responsible for damaging critical infrastructure, threatening UK and Euro-Atlantic security, according to the UK government.
- The sanctions aim to further weaken the Russian economy, which has lost over a third of its oil and gas revenues since the war began, and will strengthen pressure on the Russian economy, already weakened by falling oil revenues and high war costs.
- Keir Starmer emphasized the need to undermine the fleet operation and protect vital subsea infrastructure for daily life and national security.
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UK targets 101 ships in 'largest ever' sanctions against Russia's shadow fleet
The United Kingdom on May 9 announced its "largest ever" sanctions package against Russia's so-called "shadow fleet," imposing restrictions on 100 oil tankers and an additional vessel said to be supporting the Russian government. Moscow's shadow fleet consists of aging tankers used to circumvent sanctions, including those imposed by the U.K., EU, and U.S. These vessels often operate under obscure ownership structures, use flags of convenience, a…
U.K. targets 100 Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tankers with new sanctions
The U.K. government has announced its most extensive sanctions package targeting Russia’s “shadow fleet” — a network of ships used to evade sanctions on the sale of Russian oil. The new sanctions list adds 100 oil tankers that, according to U.K. authorities, have transported over $24 billion worth of cargo since the beginning of 2024. In addition, nine Russia-linked individuals and legal entities have been sanctioned, including the insurance com…
UK Rolls Out “Largest Ever” Sanction Package Targeting Shadow Tankers
The UK is moving forward with another round of sanctions against Russian entities and the shadow fleet in what Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the “largest ever sanctions.” The announcement came as the UK was meeting in Norway with colleagues in the 10-nation Joint Expeditionary Force to discuss security issues for Northern Europe. “The shadow fleet operation, masterminded by Putin’s cronies, is not just bankrolling the Kremlin’s illegal war …
U.K. Unveils ‘Largest-Ever’ Sanctions Targeting Russian Shadow Fleet
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday announced the U.K.’s largest sanctions package yet targeting Russia’s so-called shadow fleet of oil tankers believed to be circumventing Western restrictions imposed over the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Keir Starmer to announce new sanctions on Russia
Keir Starmer is set to announce a new wave of sanctions on Russia. In a new statement, the Prime Minister said the UK will “do everything in our power to destroy” Putin’s shadow fleet, as it’s known. The government says they are planning to target 100 oil tankers that are accused of moving cargo despite sanctions. These ships have reportedly moved more than $24 billion (£18.1 billion) worth of cargo since early 2024. They have also reportedly be…
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