UK Slaps Largest Sanctions Package Yet on Russia’s Shadow Tanker Fleet

The UK on Monday sanctioned as many as 30 tankers identified as belonging to Russia’s shadow fleet that circumvents the Western oil sanctions, in the single largest sanctions package aimed at Russia’s dark fleet and at stifling Putin’s oil revenues. The UK imposed sanctions on 30 ships in Russia’s shadow fleet today. These vessels have been responsible for transporting billions of UK pounds worth of oil and oil products in the last year alone. With half of the ships targeted today transporting more than $4.3 billion worth…