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forces intercepted a Russian shadow fleet vessel in the English Channel in the early hours of Sunday morning, the UK’s prime minister, Keir Starmer, has said. Royal Marine commandos and specially trained law enforcement
forces intercepted and boarded a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the Channel in the early hours of Sunday, [Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) has confirmed. In a six-hour operation, the first
oil tanker that was trying to transit the English Channel, Prime Minister Keir Starmer says. “This successful operation delivers yet another blow to Russia and reminds those fuelling [Russian President Vladimir] Putin