Regno Unito e Danimarca promettono di “interrompere e scoraggiare” la flotta ombra della Russia. Le autorità dell’UE ora richiederanno i documenti

Summary:

Western naval nations, including the EU and key allies like the UK, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Poland, and Estonia, have pledged to increase checks on ageing oil tankers suspected of helping Russia evade sanctions and fund its war in Ukraine. These tankers, often uninsured and flagged in countries like Panama or Liberia, pose environmental risks and allegedly use tactics like turning off transponders to hide cargo origins.

The measures follow new EU sanctions targeting 50 Russian-linked ships circumventing a $60-per-barrel price cap on crude oil exports. Officials will now demand proof of insurance from suspicious vessels passing through key waterways like the English Channel and Danish Strait. Non-compliance may result in coordinated international action.

The announcement comes amid growing concerns over potential oil spills, highlighted by a recent incident in the Kerch Strait where damaged Russian tankers spilled thousands of tonnes of oil. These steps are part of broader efforts to weaken Russia’s war economy following its 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

That oil ships can sail without insurance is the story here.

Even crazier is that oil ships, chemical carriers, radioactive materials….. are all ships that by law must take on pilot when sailing through the narrow straits of Denmark. Allowing them to ignore this is insane. The ships, the owners, the countries the ships are registered at, the buyers of the cargo….. All of them should be told they are banned from Danish territorial waters.