Here, the European blockade of Russia’s shadow fleet has until now greatly hampered Russia’s ability to fully exploit the Iran war to increase its own oil profits. However, right as Russia’s maritime board began planning to expand military escorts for its illicit tanker trade, Ukraine inserted itself into the discussion rather bluntly, solving the Russians’ dilemma by removing the need for escorts entirely. The latest example of Europe’s hard action came as the French Navy intercepted and seized the tanker Deyna in the Western Mediterranean, suspecting it of operating under a false flag. The vessel departed from Russia under a Mozambican registry, was tracked, and eventually boarded by French forces. France did not operate alone in this, as it was British signal intelligence that monitored the suspicious vessel and communicated the information to the French for further action. After the

Source: No more escorts: Ukraine obliterates Russian Baltic ports