Is the UK heading for a military confrontation with Russia?
February 24, 2026
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as posted by the channelSky News tracks blacklisted tankers in the English Channel which are transporting sanctioned Russian crude oil just miles from UK shores.
Paul Kelso investigates the growing number of shadow fleet vessels, how much that illicit cargo is worth - and what it means for Putin's war in Ukraine.
Sky's military analyst Professor Michael Clarke has concluded that the UK is heading "probably some time this year for some sort of militarised confrontation at sea" with Russia.
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