- Sir Keir Starmer announced that the UK will begin confiscating Russian shadow fleet vessels in British waters to increase pressure on Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine.
- This action aligns with efforts by European allies, including France, Belgium, and Sweden, who have already boarded Russian ships to disrupt funding for Moscow's war efforts.
- The 'shadow fleet' comprises over a thousand ageing tankers that illicitly transport oil and goods, often flying flags of other countries to evade Western sanctions.
- The objective is to force these sanctions-breaking vessels into longer, more expensive sea routes, thereby starving Russia's war machine of illicit profits.
- The Prime Minister will attend a Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) summit in Helsinki, Finland, to discuss shared security in the High North and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
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