Greenpeace protesters have blocked the entry of a Greek tanker into a southern English port due to its Russian fuel cargo with police making arrests, the green group said on Monday, drawing condemnation from the British government.
Britain and the European Union have separately banned Russian-flagged vessels from their ports, with exemptions, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine which the Kremlin describes as a "special military operation".
The United Kingdom has said it will phase out imports of Russian oil by the end of the year, which has meant that foreign flagged vessels carrying Russian cargoes are still able to call at ports for the time being.
