UK convenes JEF lawyers on legal basis for military action against shadow fleet

UK Defence Secretary John Healey and Attorney General Richard Hermer convened legal representatives from Joint Expeditionary Force nations to examine the legal framework for military action against Russia's shadow fleet, the UK government said on 11 March. The aim was a shared understanding of the basis for countering the fleet under international law. Hermer said the government would pursue the fleet with the full force of international law. The government said the UK had sanctioned 544 shadow fleet vessels and had worked with US and French allies against the fleet that year.

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