Tanker with oil from Russia slips through loophole in UK ban

The Pluto’s Marshall Islands flag means sanctions would not prevent it docking in Derry • Russia-Ukraine crisis: live newsA cargo of oil from Russia is en route to a British port where it is scheduled to arrive on Wednesday evening, due to a loophole in the ban imposed this week by the government in response to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.The Department for Transport said on Tuesday it had implemented a ban closing British ports to all ships that are Russian-owned, operated, controlled, chartered, registered or flagged. Continue reading…

The Pluto’s Marshall Islands flag means sanctions would not prevent it docking in Derry

Russia-Ukraine crisis: live news

A cargo of oil from Russia is en route to a British port where it is scheduled to arrive on Wednesday evening, due to a loophole in the ban imposed this week by the government in response to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

The Department for Transport said on Tuesday it had implemented a ban closing British ports to all ships that are Russian-owned, operated, controlled, chartered, registered or flagged.

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