European Parliament Calls for Ban on Russian Oil Tankers in the English Channel
The European Parliament, during a session in Brussels, adopted a resolution demanding that the EU directly violate international shipping rules by closing the English Channel to tankers carrying Russian oil, regardless of the flag they fly. This was reported by a TASS correspondent.
The European Parliament calls on EU countries to work closely with the UK to implement measures prohibiting these tankers from entering the English Channel, as stated in the document.
Additionally, the European Parliament intends to urge other countries that control straits to take their own measures to restrict the movement of vessels carrying Russian oil.
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The Parliament also calls for the urgent development of administrative mechanisms to monitor oil shipments, utilizing satellites and drones to track tankers carrying Russian oil, and allowing inspections of “suspicious vessels” at sea.
Other proposals in the resolution are more traditional, including calls to impose all possible sanctions on these tankers. The resolution suggests that the EU urgently blacklist “all vessels transporting Russian oil” at market prices without adhering to Western price caps, as well as their owners, operators, insurance companies, and banks servicing these vessels. Furthermore, MEPs want to take “diplomatic measures” against the countries whose flags are flown by tankers carrying Russian oil.
