Day: January 22, 2026


Quote of the week

In the document, Elshad Abdullayev invested in the “Fund to Support the President of the Russian Federation Mr. Putin”
“A document confirming the financial donation to Putin’s fund by Elshad Abdullayev, an internationally wanted criminal, fraudster, and murderer hiding in France, who was sentenced to 15 years in prison.”

France Seizes Suspected Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker


French naval forces have boarded and detained the oil tanker Grinch (IMO 9288851) in the Mediterranean Sea over suspicions it was operating under a false flag while carrying Russian-origin oil, French President Emmanuel Macron said. Macron stated that the operation was conducted with support from several allied nations and in full compliance with the United…

UK offers to work with Europe on Putin shadow fleet seizures


“We stand ready to work with allies on stronger enforcement around the shadow fleet,” UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said during a visit to Finland. HELSINKI — The U.K. is ready to work with its European allies to intercept vessels in Russia’s “shadow fleet,” Britain’s chief foreign minister said Wednesday. A week after British armed…