Russia

Britain introduced the “biggest sanctions” against Russian tankers
18 Russian oil tankers and four LNG tankers have come under British sanctions.

Lithuania denounces the intergovernmental agreement with the Russian Federation on merchant shipping
Lithuania plans to denounce the intergovernmental agreement with the Russian Federation on commercial shipping.

Sybiha called on Europe to oppose the Russian shadow fleet
The Russian Federation poses an existential threat to Europe, continuing to receive billions from the export of energy resources to EU countries and through European waters.

EU countries demand from the European Commission to strengthen the rules for the import of LNG from Russia
Several EU member states are demanding that the European Commission introduce reporting rules on LNG imports from Russia.

British intelligence: Russia may have exaggerated the scale of the Ocean-24 naval exercises
The Russian Federation probably exaggerated by a quarter the number of ships involved in the large-scale “Ocean-24” exercises.

Britain is investigating more than 30 cases of Russian sanctions evasion
The investigation concerns violations of oil sanctions, however, no fines have yet been imposed.

An explosion occurred on a Russian icebreaker during repairs
The ship “Captain Kosolapov” was being prepared for the winter season in the Baltic Sea.

A vessel with explosive saltpetre from the Russian Federation crossed the English Channel
A Maltese vessel with an explosive cargo from Russia crossed the English Channel. Before that, it was refused to be accepted in the ports of Europe.

Russia is sending ships to Moldova against the backdrop of the EU accession referendum
In the last few months, the Russians have been sending ships to the ports of Moldova, which may be a preparation for the disruption of the referendum.

The Crimean bridge must be dismantled: Ukraine spoke at the Hague Court
Ukraine has finished presenting its position at the Arbitration Tribunal in the case of Russia’s violation of the UN Maritime Convention (UNCLOS). On October 3, the presentation of Ukraine’s position at the Arbitration Tribunal in the case of Russia’s violation of the rights of the coastal state in the Black and Azov Seas and the…