Keir Starmer allows UK military to board Russia’s shadow fleet vessels

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...