Britain has prepared ‘the largest ever’ package of sanctions against Russia's shadow fleet

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will today announce the largest package of sanctions targeting Russia's shadow fleet. According to the British government's website, this will increase pressure on Vladimir Putin and protect critical national infrastructure in the UK and Europe.

According to a press release, Britain will add up to 100 tankers from Russia's shadow fleet to its sanctions lists on Friday. These tankers are said to form the core of Russia's shadow fleet that exports oil and have transported $24 billion worth of oil since the beginning of 2024.

Starmer plans to announce the sanctions on 9 May at a summit of representatives of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) in the Norwegian capital Oslo. The JEF includes 10 countries: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

It is noted that Britain has already imposed sanctions on several dozen tankers carrying Russian oil.

‘The new package will mean that the UK has imposed sanctions on more shadow fleet vessels than any other country,’ the statement said.

The British Prime Minister stressed that every step taken to increase pressure on Russia and achieve a just and lasting peace in Ukraine is a step towards security and prosperity in the United Kingdom.

‘The threat to our national security from Russia cannot be underestimated, so we will do everything we can to destroy his (Putin's) shadow fleet, deprive his military machine of oil revenues and protect the underwater infrastructure on which we rely in our daily lives,’ he said.

Source: Unian