{"id":320549,"date":"2026-02-24T18:01:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T18:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/putins-secret-weapon-sky-news-hunts-russias-shadow-oil-tankers\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T18:01:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T18:01:18","slug":"putins-secret-weapon-sky-news-hunts-russias-shadow-oil-tankers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/putins-secret-weapon-sky-news-hunts-russias-shadow-oil-tankers\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin\u2019s secret weapon: Sky News hunts Russia\u2019s shadow oil tankers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/7rugx45rAQA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Putin\u2019s secret weapon: Sky News hunts Russia\u2019s shadow oil tankers\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7rugx45rAQA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Sky News tracks blacklisted tankers in the English Channel which are transporting sanctioned Russian crude oil just miles from UK shores.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Kelso investigates the growing number of shadow fleet vessels, how much that illicit cargo is worth &#8211; and what it means for Putin&#8217;s war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Sky&#8217;s military analyst Professor Michael Clarke has concluded that the UK is heading &quot;probably some time this year for some sort of militarised confrontation at sea&quot; with Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Live updates: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/ukraine-war-latest-vladimir-putin-has-started-wwiii-zelenskyy-says-on-cusp-of-war-anniversary-12541713<\/p>\n<p>#russiaukrainewar #shadowfleet #oil #putin <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sky News tracks blacklisted tankers in the English Channel which are transporting sanctioned Russian crude oil just miles from UK shores. 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