Allied Interdictions Tighten Grip on Russia's Shadow Fleet Oil
France, aided by UK intelligence, boarded the Comoros-flagged tanker Grinch in the Mediterranean to verify its origin from Russia amid sanctions on the so‑called shadow fleet, part of a widening allied effort to cut off oil linked to Moscow; Russia warned such ships would be escorted, as other interdictions (Marinera, Sagitta) and further UK/US actions continue, and Zelensky urged Europe to stop Russian oil revenue funding the war in Ukraine.