shadow fleet

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power 2026-05-12

184 Sanctioned Russian Ships Passed Through UK Waters. None Were Boarded.

Keir Starmer announced in March that British forces could now intercept shadow fleet tankers. Seven weeks later, the count is 238 journeys, zero boardings.

power 2026-04-23

The EU Passed Its Toughest Russia Sanctions. Then Left Out the Main One.

Package 20 adds 46 ships to the blacklist, bans Murmansk port transactions, and promises a full maritime oil transport ban. Just not yet. The G7 has to agree first.