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Law of the Sea comes to life in the hunt for sanctioned Russian oil

Ukraine's Western allies are using maritime law to inspect Russian shadow tankers.

Al Jazeera English reports: Ukraine's Western allies are using maritime law to inspect Russian shadow tankers.

This politics story centres on Russia. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Russian, Sea and Ukraine's Western.

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Russia · Europe
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Al Jazeera English
First reported
Key names
Russian, Sea, Ukraine's Western
Section
Politics

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