Captains of Russian Shadow Fleet Tankers Indicted, UK Detains Vessel

Britain detains shadow fleet tanker for first time; Kyiv expects stronger pressure on Russia’s oil revenues

The tanker SMYRTOS, linked to Russia’s shadow fleet and already subject to sanctions by a number of countries, has been detained in British territorial waters for the first time; its detention could signal a tightening of actual oversight over compliance with the sanctions regime.