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Via tovima.com
Britain's first military interdiction of a Russian-linked oil tanker escalates the sanctions war from spreadsheets to the high seas.
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The UK government is standing firm after seizing a Cameroon-flagged tanker carrying $40 million worth of Russian crude oil, brushing off threats from Vladimir Putin who called the operation “piracy and robbery.” The interdiction of the Smyrtos in the English Channel marks the first time Britain has used military force to enforce its sanctions against Russia’s shadow fleet, a sprawling armada of aging vessels designed to keep Russian oil revenue flowing despite Western restrictions.
