#Shadow Fleet
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![British forces intercept the Russia-linked tanker Smyrtos in the English Channel during a boarding operation by Royal Marines and the National Crime Agency on June 14, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "British forces intercept the Russia-linked tanker Smyrtos in the English Channel during a boarding operation by Royal Marines and the National Crime Agency on June 14, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![The Clearocean Mesquite chemical/oil products tanker docked at the Port of Long Beach on April 29, 2026 in Long Beach, California, US. (Source: Getty Images)]( "The Clearocean Mesquite chemical/oil products tanker docked at the Port of Long Beach on April 29, 2026 in Long Beach, California, US. (Source: Getty Images)")
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![The Mozambican-flagged oil tanker “Deyna”, suspected of belonging to the Russian shadow fleet, is seen outside the coast of Martigues near the port of Marseille-Fos on March 23, 2026, surveilled by the French Navy.]( "The Mozambican-flagged oil tanker “Deyna”, suspected of belonging to the Russian shadow fleet, is seen outside the coast of Martigues near the port of Marseille-Fos on March 23, 2026, surveilled by the French Navy.")
![The boarded ships Caffa (left) and Sea Owl I anchored side by side outside Trelleborg, Sweden on March 13, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "The boarded ships Caffa (left) and Sea Owl I anchored side by side outside Trelleborg, Sweden on March 13, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Shadow fleet European Union Sanctions enforcement Russian oil exports]( "Europe vs. Russia’s Shadow Fleet: Why Detentions Alone Aren’t Enough")
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The fight over Russia’s war financing is increasingly being waged at sea, and Europe can no longer afford to view Russia’s shadow fleet as a regulatory problem. Is it prepared to disrupt that system rather than just monitor it?
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