Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the United Kingdom for detaining a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker off its coast.<\/p>\n
According to Ukrinform, the head of state announced this in an evening address<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cToday, we also have a particular reason to thank Britain: the British have detained a Russian oil tanker off their coast, and this is the first such move by the British,\u201d the President noted.<\/p>\n According to him, detaining ships from Russia\u2019s shadow fleet has become a good tradition in European waters this year. \u201cOil must be stopped so that Russia\u2019s war comes to a halt. Thank you, Britain,\u201d Zelensky emphasized.<\/p>\n In addition, he noted that starting next week, they will discuss with European partners ensuring that \u201clegislative changes finally allow for the longer-term detention of tankers that are making money for Putin\u2019s war\u2014exclusively for him\u2014and the confiscation of that oil.\u201d<\/p>\n The president stressed that the coming week will be crucial and that Ukraine is counting on results.<\/p>\n \u201cFirst and foremost, of course, air defense<\/a> for Ukraine, political agreements that will strengthen our defense here in Ukraine, the opening of a cluster\u2014a cluster for Ukraine and Moldova\u2014and steps toward a lasting peace: we will discuss some ideas with our partners that are not yet public,\u201d Zelensky announced.<\/p>\n