Abroad

Britain raises alarm over Russian submarine
The Royal Navy has raised the alarm to chase a Russian attack submarine.

Russia is increasing illegal fishing off Africa under the guise of scientific research
Under the guise of a scientific expedition, Russia is actually paving the way for large-scale commercial fishing in the waters of West Africa.

Russia hands a new frigate to India
Russia has handed over to the Indian Navy the eighth frigate of Project 11356 — INS Tamala. Until 2014, Ukrainian-made gas turbine engines were used for this project.

Iran wants to buy Russian port of Astrakhan in exchange for military cooperation
The offer indicates a strategic rapprochement between the two isolated regimes — amid sanctions pressure and logistical changes in the region.

Germany has stepped up inspections of tankers to combat the shadow fleet
Germany has stepped up inspections of tankers passing through its territorial waters to counter Russia’s “shadow fleet.”

Russia is suing Syria over grain it stole from Ukraine — details of the grain lawsuit
Pallada’s lawsuit against Syrian state structures testifies to the large-scale dysfunction of Russia’s grain schemes.

Kremlin speeds up LNG delivery to China thanks to nuclear icebreaker
Russia has sent the gas tanker Georgiy Ushakov along the Northern Sea Route, likely to China.

Russian warship Sparta sets sail for Tartus again
The company’s sanctioned vessel was involved in transporting cargo for the Russian military contingent in Syria.

Norway joins 17th package of sanctions against Russia, targeting 189 vessels
Norway has introduced a new package of sanctions against Russia, which came into force on June 27.

Russia may lose route for exporting stolen grain due to court case with Syria
Russia may lose a strategic corridor for the export of stolen Ukrainian grain through Syrian ports. This is reported by the Center for Countering Disinformation. Thus, the Russian grain trading company Pallada filed a lawsuit in the Moscow Arbitration Court for 5.6 billion rubles (over $70 million) against the Central Bank of Syria and the…