
The United Arab Emirates has taken a stand against Russia's attempts to evade Western sanctions through a 'shadow fleet' by denying entry to any ship from the African nation of Eswatini.
Rebekah Koffler, a former DIA intelligence officer and author, highlighted that Russia has been using a 'shadow fleet' to smuggle oil and bypass economic sanctions as part of Putin's strategy to safeguard the Russian economy from sanctions since 2014.