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  • London
  • Episode 3178
  • 19 Dec 2025
  • 36 min

Ukraine targets Russia’s Mediterranean shadow fleet as Putin delivers end-of-year address

FILE PHOTO: Crude oil tanker Qendil transits the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey, October 27, 2025. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik/File Photo

  • The Monocle Daily
  • Affairs
  • London
  • Episode 3178
  • 36 min

Ukrainian drones hit a Russian “shadow fleet” tanker off the Libyan coast as Vladimir Putin delivers his end-of-year address. Then: the community sleuthing that led to finding the Brown University shooter. Plus: Fernando Augusto Pacheco discusses the significance of the UK Christmas number-one single.

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  • Andrew Mueller

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