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The country’s authorities said they had removed the vessel from the international register almost three weeks before it was detained by the British military.

Ilya Traber, a businessman close to Putin, was detained in Russia, suspected of the murder of deputy Alexander Petrov.

Russia plans to import fuel by sea this month in an attempt to cope with a gasoline shortage after a series of drone attacks on its refineries, four industry sources.

Canada has imposed new sanctions on Russian “shadow fleet” tankers, as well as on the energy and military-industrial complex.

The most disturbing episode was an attempt by administrators of one of the vessels to remotely delete data after US representatives boarded it.

The incident occurred 20 nautical miles south of the Isle of Wight, outside British territorial waters.

The Federation Council has proposed mining “shadow” tankers and blowing them up in case of detention.

The Russian Ministry of Defense does not plan to hold the main naval parade, which since 2017 has been held in St. Petersburg on the last Sunday of July.

The UK has announced a new package of sanctions against Russian “shadow fleet” vessels and military suppliers.

After the tanker was detained in the English Channel, other vessels of the “shadow fleet” began to turn around and change routes.