EU Sends Warning To Russia As It Boards 'Shadow Fleet' Tanker
Summary
European forces boarded the suspected Russian shadow-fleet tanker MV MIDAG in the Mediterranean on Friday. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said naval forces confirmed the vessel was sailing under a false flag, and said EU foreign ministers were due to vote Monday on new sanctions that would target companies supporting the shadow fleet.Key Facts
- The vessel boarded was identified as the MV MIDAG.
- Kaja Kallas said European forces boarded the tanker in the Mediterranean on Friday.
- Kallas said naval forces confirmed the ship was sailing under a false flag.
- Ship-tracking data described the MV MIDAG as a crude oil tanker sailing under Zimbabwe’s flag.
- The vessel was reported northeast of Algiers on Sunday morning.
- EU foreign ministers were due to vote Monday on new sanctions against Russia, including measures against companies supporting the shadow fleet.
- The United Kingdom said in July that more than 700 vessels carried three quarters of Russian sanctioned oil.
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