France, Belgium and Sweden have already boarded Russian ships in recent weeks as they attempt to cut off funding for Moscow’s war
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France, Belgium and Sweden have already boarded Russian ships in recent weeks as they attempt to cut off funding for Moscow’s war
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Britain's armed forces and law enforcement have been authorized to board sanctioned vessels of Russia's so-called shadow fleet,…
Keir Starmer said his sanctions would choke off Putin’s ability to continue his war
Shadow fleets are used to transport sanctioned oil around the world
Starmer also used his speech at the Munich Security Conference to underline the UK’s commitment to Nato
The vessel was seized in the Western Mediterranean
The new frigates, along with their UK counterparts, will patrol northern European waters.
