Abroad

In response to hybrid threats from the Russian Federation in the Baltic Sea, Lithuania is stepping up its defense modernization.

After Russia detained a tanker from Estonia in its waters, the country will redirect ships to another route.

Estonia has said it will continue to inspect Russian “shadow fleet” vessels, despite the recent incident with a Russian fighter jet violating Estonian airspace.

The oil tanker Green Admire, which was heading from the Estonian port of Sillamäe to Rotterdam, was detained by Russia in the Baltic Sea. Estonia informed NATO allies about the incident.

German Foreign Minister Johannes Wadeful has announced plans to step up surveillance of the Russian naval fleet under sanctions after suspicious incidents in the Baltic Sea.

The incident with the Jaguar tanker has shown that the Russian military is ready to protect the “shadow fleet.”

The EU and UK are discussing sweeping sanctions at a summit in Albania over Russia’s stance on the ceasefire in Ukraine.

Swiss sanctions have extended to the seaports of Astrakhan, Makhachkala, Novorossiysk, Primorsk and Ust-Luga.

As a result of the strikes on strategic objects in Sudan, a naval base that the Russian Federation was trying to build on the Red Sea coast was damaged.

Estonian military prevented a possible threat to underwater infrastructure by removing the vessel from a potentially dangerous area.