Putin’s secret weapon: Sky News hunts Russia’s shadow oil tankers

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Putin’s secret weapon: Sky News hunts Russia’s shadow oil tankers

Sky News tracks blacklisted tankers in the English Channel which are transporting sanctioned Russian crude oil just miles from UK shores.

Paul Kelso investigates the growing number of shadow fleet vessels, how much that illicit cargo is worth – and what it means for Putin’s war in Ukraine.

Sky’s military analyst Professor Michael Clarke has concluded that the UK is heading "probably some time this year for some sort of militarised confrontation at sea" with Russia.

Live updates: https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-latest-vladimir-putin-has-started-wwiii-zelenskyy-says-on-cusp-of-war-anniversary-12541713

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Date: February 24, 2026