According to Al Jazeera, Britain's Royal Marines seized a Russian tanker in the English Channel in what marks the first operation of its kind. The vessel is part of Russia's shadow fleet — informal networks of ships that evade international sanctions on oil. The show of force proved effective: other tankers in the area immediately changed course. The move signals a shift toward more direct enforcement of sanctions designed to restrict Russian energy revenues.

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