The UK government announced that it would add up to 100 tankers of the Russian shadow fleet to sanctions lists on Friday, the BBC reported.
The British government’s press release said that these tankers form the core of Russia’s shadow fleet exporting oil and have transported $24 billion worth of oil since the beginning of 2024.
Britain has previously imposed sanctions on several dozen tankers transporting Russian oil.
London has called these restrictions “the largest sanctions package in history.” Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to announce the new sanctions on Friday in Norway at a meeting of leaders of countries participating in the Nordic Joint Expeditionary Force.
“The threat to our national security from Russia cannot be underestimated, and that is why we will do everything in our power to disrupt his [Putin’s] shadow fleet, deprive his war machine of oil revenues and protect underwater infrastructure,” the government press service quotes Starmer as saying.
The British government reminds that the shadow fleet tankers not only help Moscow earn money for the war in Ukraine, but also damage underwater cables in Europe.
The leaders of the countries participating in the Joint Expeditionary Force are meeting in Oslo on Friday to discuss, among other things, the protection of underwater infrastructure.
The Joint Expeditionary Force is formed by Britain, Denmark, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Iceland.
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