Britain said on Thursday it had imposed sanctions on 18 more Russian oil tankers and four liquefied natural gas vessels, the largest batch of sanctions to date against Russia's so-called "shadow fleet".

The UK issued a fresh round of sanctions on Russian oil and gas carriers, and said three government bodies will act to challenge vessels hauling fuel for Moscow in the English Channel with dubious insurance.

The United Kingdom introduced the largest package of sanctions to date against Russia's shadow fleet of oil tankers on Thursday, 17 October. Source: press service for the UK government, as reported by European Pravda Details: The latest sanctions target 18 Russian oil tankers and 4 liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers,

Britain on Thursday announced its largest sanctions to date against Russia's "shadow fleet" of tankers used to sidestep a Western embargo on oil exports after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The government's latest crackdown bars 18 ships from U.