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 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. As the territorial limits of Britain and France extend 12 nautical miles from their respective coastlines, and in places The English Channel is less than 24 miles across, then in theory these Russian “Shadow” Fleets could not go through the channel without transiting the waters of one or the other.
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Published at: 2026-03-25 23:37:54
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