Putin vows revenge on Ukraine after oil tanker blown up in Mediterranean

Despite the efforts of the Western sanctions alliance to disrupt Russia’s use of the shadow fleet, the Kremlin still continues to profit handsomely from the sale of oil,” said Tom Keatinge, director of the Centre for Finance and Security at the London-based Royal United Services Institute think tank. “It is therefore no wonder that Ukraine is taking matters into her own hands via more direct and permanent action.”