(LOCATION) – Russia’s network of sanctioned oil exports is under intensifying pressure as Western forces seize two vessels linked to Moscow’s efforts to evade sanctions. United States and NATO operations targeted elements of the so-called “shadow fleet,” a set of tankers used to transport Russian and allied crude oil outside formal channels. The moves represent a significant escalation in enforcement and threaten a key revenue source for Russia’s war effort. The two vessels were intercepted in separate operations. One was…
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