Russia
Estonia tests barriers on water borders with Russia
Testing will begin next year and will focus on areas of the border that are most vulnerable to illegal crossings.
Russia replenishes the fleet of LNG tankers through a front company in Dubai
The newly established company in Dubai acquired three LNG tankers that were previously under Russian management.
A cargo ship capsized in Russia: there are casualties
On Sakhalin, the cargo ship “Grygory Lovtsov” capsized while entering the sea port of Korsakov.
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.