“Western officials have long been concerned about Moscow’s so-called shadow fleet, an assemblage of aged tankers created to covertly carry Russian crude oil around the world. Since Russia invaded Ukraine, the worry primarily concerned the use of such off-the-books ships to circumvent Western sanctions and generate revenue to fuel the Kremlin’s war machine,” the New York Times reports. “But Russia’s shadow fleet may now present a more pressing danger to the West.” “This week, Finnish commandos boarded an oil tanker that officials suspect had cut through vital underwater cables in the Baltic Sea, including one that carries electricity between Finland and Estonia.

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  • Russian tanker tugged to shore for suspected Baltic Sea sabotage was ‘loaded with spy equipment’
    A Russia-linked tanker suspected of cutting Baltic Sea cables has been tugged to port amid reports it was loaded with “spy equipment”.
    12/28/2024 - 2:37 am | View Link
  • German foreign minister warns of Russian 'shadow fleet'
    Multiple recent incidents involving undersea cables in the Baltic Sea were unlikely to be a coincidence, Annalena Baerbock said. She called for tougher sanctions on Russia's so-called "shadow fleet" ...
    12/27/2024 - 7:10 pm | View Link
  • Has Russia’s Shadow Fleet, Built to Evade Sanctions, Added Sabotage to Its List?
    Russia has assembled a fleet of hundreds of vessels to covertly ship its oil. With so many ships at sea, the idea of using some to cause havoc may be proving irresistible to the Kremlin.
    12/27/2024 - 7:09 pm | View Link
  • Germany's Baerbock warns of Russian 'shadow fleet', urges sanctions
    Following damage to an underwater power cable off Finland, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has raised alarm about the so-called Russian shadow fleet and called for further EU sanctions.
    12/27/2024 - 6:01 pm | View Link
  • Finland seizes Russian 'Shadow Fleet'-linked oil tanker over cable sabotage
    Finland and European Union link undersea cable sabotages in the Baltic to Russian 'Shadow Fleet', announce sanctions ...
    12/26/2024 - 8:53 pm | View Link
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