Vladimir Putin is driven by resentment of the West: over Nato's enlargement eastwards, and what he perceives as years of ...

A shadow fleet of oil tankers is forging closer ties between Russia, Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E. WSJ explains how oil-rich nations in the Middle East are facilitating Russia’s oil trade despite ...

TOPSHOT - A supporter waves a Russian flag in front of the logo of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at their headquarters on December 5, 2017 in Pully near Lausanne. - The International ...

The Bella 1 had been tailed by a US Coast Guard cutter across the Atlantic Ocean for almost two weeks when the ship’s crew employed a novel tactic to evade the US military: painting a Russian flag on ...

TERSKOL, Russia (AP) — Every time Nikita Filippov races, it’s an uphill struggle. At the Olympics, even more so. Related Articles With history already made, Jessie Diggins opens her final Olympic ...

The seizure of the Marinera challenges the legal and practical value of Russia’s effort to shield shadow fleet vessels through rapid reflagging. U.S. actions signal a tougher, more expansive approach ...

Professor of the Public International Law of the Sea and former Director of the Institute of Maritime Law, University of Southampton Relations between the US and Russia have hit a fresh bump after the ...

Moscow criticized the U.S. seizure of a Venezuela-linked oil tanker flying the Russian flag on Wednesday. The U.S. Coast Guard captured the Motor Tanker Bella 1, located in the North Atlantic, during ...

The U.S. seized two oil tankers linked to Venezuela early Wednesday morning, one that was flying a Russian flag, drawing pushback from Moscow. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi ...

A Venezuela-linked oil tanker operating in the so-called "dark fleet" painted a Russian flag on its hull, changed its name, and reflagged to Russia in an apparent bid to evade the U.S. Coast Guard, ...

Lloyd's List is tracking an "acceleration" of Russian-flag tankers involved in the movement of Venezuelan-sanctioned oil. In December, 17 sanctioned vessels were reflagged to Russia. New data on the ...

The crew of a Venezuela-bound oil tanker have put up a crude painting of a Russian flag on the side of its hull in an apparent attempt to deter the US Coast Guard. The Bella 1, which has been on the ...