The “vintage tonnage” is the “shadow fleet” of second-hand oil tankers that were spared from the ship-breaking yards in 2022 because Russia lost its export market in Europe when it invaded Ukraine.

It evokes 17th-century pirate vessels flying the skull-and-crossbones, 18th century ships-of-the-line bristling with cannons, or even 19th-century clipper ships in full sail bringing tea to England ...

The name is brilliant: "vintage tonnage". It evokes 17th-century pirate vessels flying the skull-and-crossbones, 18th-century ships-of-the-line bristling with cannons, or even 19th-century clipper ...

GWYNNE DYER The name is brilliant: ‘vintage tonnage’. It evokes 17th-century pirate vessels flying the skull-and-crossbones, 18th-century ships-of-the-line bristling with cannons, or even ...

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FILE - U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the end of a news conference following their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, on ...

Kyiv says those territories will be a vital bargaining chip before any peace negotiations. Kyiv, Seoul and Washington say Moscow has deployed thousands of North Korea troops to Kursk to push out ...

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Moscow says it has annexed Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region and sees taking control of Pokrovsk as an important stepping stone to incorporating the entire region into Russia. Kyiv and the West ...

27, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File) Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks on the phone with Taisia Leonova, a girl from the Moscow region, as part of a nationwide charity ...