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Media: Denmark may be required to block ships carrying Russian oil

According to the Financial Times, Denmark could play a key role in EU plans to crack down on sanction-breaching exports of Russian oil through the Baltic Sea. Updated.
The blocking of ships would have to be done under UN rules that allow countries to check ships for fear that they may pose an environmental threat. File photo of tanker in Russia. | Photo: Uncredited/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
The blocking of ships would have to be done under UN rules that allow countries to check ships for fear that they may pose an environmental threat. File photo of tanker in Russia. | Photo: Uncredited/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
by KIT LINDHARDT, METTE GRUBE CONDRUP

Denmark could play a central role in the EU’s attempt to tighten its grip on Russia’s lucrative oil exports, writes the Financial Times.

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