The United Kingdom has imposed a major new round of sanctions targeting Russia’s so-called 'shadow fleet'—a network of 135 oil tankers and two associated companies used to secretly transport Russian oil and evade existing sanctions.
This move aims to disrupt the flow of billions of dollars in oil revenue that helps fund Russia’s war effort in Ukraine. The sanctions are part of a broader Western effort, in coordination with the EU, to clamp down on the infrastructure and facilitators behind Russia’s illicit oil trade. Analysts say the shadow fleet relies on aging vessels and complex networks to bypass restrictions, but the new measures are designed to make such operations riskier and more costly.
The UK government hopes these actions will significantly cut the Kremlin’s access to vital oil revenues.
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