UK believes it can seize any tanker under Russia sanctions – BBC

London reportedly wants to deploy forces to target what it claims is Moscow’s “shadow fleet,” state broadcaster BBC has reported

The British government believes it has found a legal way for its military to seize any vessels in UK waters that it suspects of being part of a so-called ‘shadow fleet’, state broadcaster BBC has reported.

The move is expected to target Russia, Iran and Venezuela, all of whom the UK claims use third-party vessels to circumvent Western sanctions, according to the report.

Britain’s 2018 Sanctions and Money Laundering Act initially allowed London to impose sanctions in line with UN Security Council resolutions but was…

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