Britain and France have both pledged to obstruct vessels linked to Russia’s “shadow fleet” that pass through their waters carrying sanctioned Russian oil.
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June 14, 2026, 5:29 AM EDT
By Freddie Clayton
LONDON — British forces intercepted a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker on Sunday morning, its Ministry of Defence said, in the latest effort to disrupt Moscow’s sanctions-evasion network.
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