Putin’s secret weapon: Sky News hunts Russia’s shadow oil tankers

Sky News tracks blacklisted tankers in the English Channel which are transporting sanctioned Russian crude oil just miles from UK shores. Paul Kelso investigates the growing number of shadow fleet vessels, how much that illicit cargo is worth - and what it means for Putin's war in Ukraine. Sky's military analyst Professor Michael Clarke has concluded that the UK is heading "probably some time this year for some sort of militarised confrontation at sea" with Russia. Live updates: https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-latest-vladimir-putin-has-started-wwiii-zelenskyy-says-on-cusp-of-war-anniversary-12541713 #russiaukrainewar #shadowfleet #oil #putin SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales