Denmark and Britain are preparing to hunt the Russian shadow fleet
According to Reuters, Denmark is looking for a way to limit or even ban the passage through its straits of the shadow fleet of tankers carrying Russian oil. This was stated by the head of the Kingdom's Foreign Ministry Lars Lekke Rasmussen. According to the politician, this fleet is represented mainly by old ships, which allegedly poses a danger to the environment.
Denmark has assembled a group of allied countries with which it is discussing this problem and ways to solve it.
“The negotiators build on a broad consensus that the shadow fleet is an international problem, and for this reason requires international solutions,” the publication said.
Rasmussen stressed that any measures taken must be legally justified in terms of international law and also be feasible in practice.
The agency estimates that Russia sends about a third of its seaborne oil exports through the Danish straits. Tightening conditions could significantly affect Russia’s ability to export hydrocarbons, but at the same time lead to an increase in oil prices.
Calls to "track and block" tankers belonging to Russia's "shadow fleet" are also coming from London. British Foreign Secretary David Cameron has promised to "hunt" tankers used by Russia to illegally export its energy resources.
“We have to track down a shadow fleet that is illegally transporting Russian oil around the world. Every time these tankers approach an Italian port, I want to make sure that they are blocked,” Cameron said in an interview with Italy’s Corriere della Sera.
According to the British minister, Ukraine’s allies need to demonstrate to Putin “the senselessness of his actions.”
“We will show that we fully support Ukraine: we will hunt for money, for oil, stop gas, ships, everything that allows the Russian war machine to work,” Cameron threatens.
He also stated the need to include companies from other countries that supply Russia with dual-use goods on sanctions lists. Among these, Cameron named China, Turkey, Kyrgyzstan, and Israel.
On June 13, the UK for the first time imposed sanctions against tankers involved in the export of oil and petroleum products from Russia, as well as the Ingosstrakh company, which has become one of the leading insurers of shadow fleet vessels. In addition, ships delivering ammunition from North Korea to Russia were subject to restrictive measures.
Denmark and Britain are preparing to hunt down Russia's shadow fleet.