British commandos abseil onto sanctioned oil tanker in English Channel | DW News

British army forces have detained an oil tanker in the English Channel. The operation is the first British-led interception of a vessel linked to Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’. Russia is believed to be using hundreds of ships to evade sanctions over its war against Ukraine.

#russia #shadowfleet #uk #sanctions #oil #tanker

00:00 British forces seize suspected Russia-linked tanker
00:54 Elisabeth Braw, Maritime security analyst, Atlantic Council
01:35 Ship believed to be part of Russian ‘shadow fleet’
02:53 Could targeting individual ships make a difference?
03:48 How dependent is Russia on the ‘shadow fleet’?

For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/

Follow DW on social media:
►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews
►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews
►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/
►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews

Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch

Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1