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EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas announced that an operation had been carried out in the Mediterranean against a tanker suspected of having links to Russia's shadow fleet.

In a statement posted on her social media account, Kallas said that forces operating under the European Union's Eunavfor Med Irini mission had boarded the suspected tanker on November 13.

She reported that the boarding operation, conducted pursuant to Article 110 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, had confirmed that the vessel MV MIDAG was sailing under a false flag.

Kallas stated that the EU would continue its activities against Russia's shadow fleet both at sea and through diplomatic channels.

Kallas also noted that EU foreign ministers were expected to approve new sanctions lists targeting Russia on Monday. She said the new lists would include not only vessels but also buyers and companies supporting the shadow fleet.