Britain imposes biggest sanctions package on Russian 'shadow fleet', says Lammy

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy addresses the UN Security Council, as chair, during a meeting on the situation on Sudan and South Sudan, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., November 18, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

FIUGGI, Italy (Reuters) - Britain is imposing the biggest sanctions package against Russia's shadow fleet, including 30 vessels, foreign minister David Lammy said on Monday, urging G7 allies to stand with, and equip, Ukraine for as long as it needs.

Before a meeting of the G7 foreign ministers, Lammy told reporters Britain was announcing "the biggest sanctions package of the Russian shadow fleet", referring to a fleet Britain says uses practices to avoid Western restrictions on Russian oil.