EU forces boarded a suspected Russian shadow-fleet tanker — and more sanctions land on Monday.
Operation IRINI boarded the crude tanker MV MIDAG in the Mediterranean on Friday, Nov 13. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Sunday, Nov 15, the inspection confirmed the vessel was sailing under a false flag.
The crackdown is widening: EU envoys agreed Nov 11 to target 145 entities backing the shadow fleet, and foreign ministers are set to approve new sanctions listings on Monday, Nov 16 — hitting banks, buyers and companies behind it.
Russia uses the fleet to keep its oil moving past Western sanctions. The UK said in July that 700+ vessels now carry three-quarters of Russia's sanctioned oil.
#oil #sanctions #geopolitics
Operation IRINI boarded the crude tanker MV MIDAG in the Mediterranean on Friday, Nov 13. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Sunday, Nov 15, the inspection confirmed the vessel was sailing under a false flag.
The crackdown is widening: EU envoys agreed Nov 11 to target 145 entities backing the shadow fleet, and foreign ministers are set to approve new sanctions listings on Monday, Nov 16 — hitting banks, buyers and companies behind it.
Russia uses the fleet to keep its oil moving past Western sanctions. The UK said in July that 700+ vessels now carry three-quarters of Russia's sanctioned oil.
#oil #sanctions #geopolitics
