“The Pentagon announced that the American military in the Indian Ocean detained the tanker Aquila II due to the violation of the sanctions regime introduced by the administration of Donald Trump.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: ” European truth” with reference to message department in the social network Kh
Details: How it is noted that during the night, the American armed forces conducted an inspection, naval blockade and boarding of the Aquila II vessel without incident.
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“The Aquila II was operating in violation of President Trump’s quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean. It escaped and we followed. The War Department tracked and pursued this vessel from the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean.” [[[DL_DASH_0]]the message says.
“No other country on planet Earth has the ability to impose its will in any area. On land, in the air or at sea, our armed forces will find you and punish you. You will run out of fuel long before you escape from us.” [[[DL_DASH_1]]added in the Pentagon.
By data GUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, this tanker is involved in the export of sanctioned Russian oil/petroleum products from the Russian ports of the Black Sea, the Baltic Sea, and the Pacific region, in particular with the use of deceptive practices.
The tanker is considered part of the “shadow fleet” affiliated with the company SUNNE CO LIMITED, to which on January 10, 2025, the USA applied sanctions for activities in the energy sector of the Russian Federation.
This is another arrest in a series of similar ones that took place at the beginning of the year.
Yes, USA on January 9 captured the tanker Olina in the Caribbean Sea amid Washington’s increased efforts to restrict Venezuelan oil exports.
And on January 7, the American military took control of two tankers, including the Bella 1 vessel under the Russian flag, which they pursued for more than two weeks.
We will remind, at the end of January, a group of 14 European countries spoke with an open warning on the address of the tankers of the “shadow fleet” of Russia in the Baltic and North seas.