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Europe’s decision to intensify its crackdown and detentions of the shadow fleet transporting Russia’s crude is achieving results following a drastic decline in the number of vessels flying false flags and a growing number of sanctioned vessels seeking refuge in the Russian flag registry.

A report by nonprofit think tank Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) shows that due to detentions, the number of shadow vessels flying false flags has declined from a peak of 101 in October last year to 45 by the end of June. In the first half of this year, authorities boarded and detained some 13 tankers in European or UK coastal waters.

Among the shadow fleet vessels detained in European waters is the 2009-built Smyrtos, a crude oil tanker seized by British forces in the English Channel in June for violating Russian sanctions. In May, French troops boarded the Tagor (114,809 dwt) as she was sailing in the Mediterranean.

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The authors of the report highlight that December last year was the most active month in terms of shadow fleet reflagging. During the month, the Russian registry recorded an influx of 25 vessels. Since then, monthly additions have fallen on a monthly basis from 17 in January to just three in June, an indication that the initial surge of sanctioned vessels seeking refuge under the Russian registry has largely subsided mainly due to a draft presidential decree proposing to cap the age of vessels the registry accepts.

Notably, some 93 of the 107 vessels that joined the Russian registry were already under sanctions. 72 of them had transported Russian fossil fuels worth €7.5 billion ($8.5 billion) globally as of the end of June. After being sanctioned, the 72 vessels changed flags roughly three times more frequently, registering under a new flag every three to four months on average before settling under the Russian flag.

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Owing to the continuous reflagging of Russia’s shadow fleet, CREA is calling on Europe to develop enforcement frameworks for Russian-flagged vessels and continue and expand its inspections and detentions of the shadow fleet, among other measures.

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Ukraine’s military has used drones to deliver food and medicine to the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky, the governor of Ukraine’s Kherson region said, as officials warn about a worsening humanitarian crisis.

Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said on Sunday that, in the latest operation, heavy-lift drones delivered about four tons of food and medical supplies to 100 locations across the town simultaneously.

Oleshky, a frontline town on the Dnipro River, which separates Russian and Ukrainian forces, has been under Russian occupation since 2022.

Prokudin said that close to 2,000 people, including about 50 children, were being held “hostage”, without food, electricity and water, and accused Moscow’s forces of preventing them from escaping the town.

Ukrainian officials have warned of the situation in Oleshky becoming more dire.

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Meanwhile, Russia is shooting down food deliveries, confiscating supplies that reach the ground and blocking evacuation.

Russian forces are blocking civilians from evacuating and actively obstructing drone deliveries.

Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the Kherson regional military administration, said troops are shooting down food-carrying drones, confiscating or reselling supplies that reach the ground, and detaining residents found with humanitarian parcels.

Soldiers are conducting house-to-house searches for dropped food, residents report.

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The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine has said that residents have endured months of food shortages and “extremely limited” access to basic necessities.

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The Council of Europe warns civilians face "a high risk of death" with no food, medicine, water or electricity.

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Russian drones have struck Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences in the historic centre of Kyiv, as Moscow’s forces continue to pound the capital around the clock.

Ukrainian officials reported that at least seven people were killed and more than 80 wounded on Monday as Russian strikes hit apartment blocks, offices, petrol stations, data centres and cultural sites.

cross-posted from: https://scribe.disroot.org/post/11589441

Ukraine’s military has used drones to deliver food and medicine to the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky, the governor of Ukraine’s Kherson region said, as officials warn about a worsening humanitarian crisis.

Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said on Sunday that, in the latest operation, heavy-lift drones delivered about four tons of food and medical supplies to 100 locations across the town simultaneously.

Oleshky, a frontline town on the Dnipro River, which separates Russian and Ukrainian forces, has been under Russian occupation since 2022.

Prokudin said that close to 2,000 people, including about 50 children, were being held “hostage”, without food, electricity and water, and accused Moscow’s forces of preventing them from escaping the town.

Ukrainian officials have warned of the situation in Oleshky becoming more dire.

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Meanwhile, Russia is shooting down food deliveries, confiscating supplies that reach the ground and blocking evacuation.

Russian forces are blocking civilians from evacuating and actively obstructing drone deliveries.

Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the Kherson regional military administration, said troops are shooting down food-carrying drones, confiscating or reselling supplies that reach the ground, and detaining residents found with humanitarian parcels.

Soldiers are conducting house-to-house searches for dropped food, residents report.

...

The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine has said that residents have endured months of food shortages and “extremely limited” access to basic necessities.

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The Council of Europe warns civilians face "a high risk of death" with no food, medicine, water or electricity.

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Wenige Wochen nach dem angeblichen Gespräch mit Energieminister Stavros Papastavrou zerbrach die rumänische Regierungskoalition tatsächlich: Der proeuropäische Premier Ilie Bolojan stürzte am 5. Mai über ein Misstrauensvotum, das unter anderem die bis kurz vorher mitregierenden Sozialdemokraten (PSD) eingebracht hatten. Rumänische Medien berichten nun über ein Video, das den PSD-Chef Sorin Grindeanu bei einem Treffen am 31. März mit Guilfoyle zeigen soll. Zuvor soll Bolojan sich geweigert haben, Flüssiggas aus den USA für einen überteuerten Preis zu kaufen.

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Javier Milei’s government is pushing an extreme sanction against scientist Virginia Aparicio through the Board of Directors of the National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA), aimed not only at her dismissal but at her removal from office, which would mean a lifetime ban on holding public office.

TeleSUR’s correspondent reported that Aparicio has spent 30 years studying the effects of glyphosate on the human body, a toxic herbicide used by large corporations and the agricultural industry. The scientist’s latest study, carried out in collaboration with INTA, CONICET, the Center of Scientists and Technologists and the European Union, shows that 86% of Argentinians have glyphosate in their bodies, including through the consumption of yerba mate. The action against Aparicio is framed within the defense of agro-industrial corporate interests and the explicit censorship of evidence on the impact of agrotoxins on the population, according to the report.

RELATED: Argentina to Launch International Arbitration Against UK Over Malvinas Oil Project

In the study, the herbicide produced by multinational Bayer was detected in 100% of fecal samples from Buenos Aires Province. Argentina was also the country with the highest concentration of pesticides among all study participants.

Given the data revealed by the research, the Milei administration took the step of dismissing Aparicio from INTA. But qualified voices and journalists following the case warn that the government is seeking a way to permanently remove her from her professional activity in the public sphere.

JPMorgan warned that Argentina's economy is heading toward a recession and reported its worst July performance since 2020.

The U.S. bank cut its 2026 Argentine GDP growth forecast from 2.27% to 1.15%, a major setback for far-right President Javier Milei, who promised… pic.twitter.com/sSxs5P0E4v

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Aparicio says that with this action against her, what they are trying to do is intimidate other scientists so they do not publish studies related to public health that could directly affect agricultural companies, intimidating them and stripping her of her scientific identity.

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