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- The Times reports that the United Kingdom has not detained any sanctioned Russian oil tankers due to high costs, with expenses in the tens of millions of pounds, as shipments transit the English Channel.
- This stance hinders Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s efforts to combat Russia’s shadow fleet.
- UK agencies support international operations led by the United States and France, focusing on intelligence amid asylum claims from Russian crew members.
