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Posted on 03/25/2026 4:37:54 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will now allow his country’s military to board Russian “shadow fleet” ships, according to a Wednesday press release from his office.
Starmer said the interdiction of the Russian shadow ships, part of a network of tankers with obscure ownership or insurance to evade sanctions, follows the Royal Navy’s increased support of allies by monitoring and tracking such ships.
“The British military will be able to board shadow fleet vessels transiting UK waters as the UK steps up its pressure on [Russian President Vladimir] Putin. The Prime Minister has agreed that the UK Armed Forces and law enforcement officers will now be able to interdict vessels that have been sanctioned by the UK and are transiting through UK waters,” a press release shared with The Hill says.
According to the Atlantic Council, the shadow tankers have allowed Russia to fund the war in Ukraine.
“Putin is rubbing his hands at the war in the Middle East because he thinks higher oil prices will let him line his pockets,” Starmer in the release.
“That’s why we’re going after his shadow fleet even harder, not just keeping Britain safe but starving Putin’s war machine of the dirty profits that fund his barbaric campaign in Ukraine,” he added.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
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The UK is paying blood for oil!
Wanker Starmer grandstanding. How many shadow tankers are transiting UK territorial waters?
Starmer is a grifting empty scrotum.
The UK is a pitiful shadow of it’s former self.
Obviously, he doesn’t care as long as the Obummer demon makes it worth his while.
He’s got to look tough somehow. Perhaps they have a boat or two that can board a Russian fishing trawler if the fishermen don’t resist? Too bad they can’t stop thousands of Africans from landing on British beaches in paddle boats every day.
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