Belgium seizes suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker


March 1 (Reuters) - Belgium seized an oil ⁠tanker belonging to the Russian shadow fleet on Sunday and suspected of sailing with a "false flag ⁠and false documents", Belgian Defence Minister Theo Francken said.

Western sanctions imposed on Russia forinvading Ukraine ‌and aimed at cutting its oil revenues have led to the rise of a "shadow fleet" of tankers helping Moscow to keep its crude exports flowing.

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