shadow fleet

The High Representative of the European Union, Kaia Kallas, has appointed a special representative to coordinate efforts to combat Russia’s “shadow fleet”.

The initiative is set to be part of a new framework document on the law of the sea, which is expected to be adopted this year.

The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine published a dossier on 139 sea vessels and 142 captains involved in the transportation of Russian and Iranian sanctioned oil on the War&Sanctions portal.

Finnish prosecutors have appealed a court ruling that ruled that the country does not have the right to hear the case.

Ukrainian intelligence helped identify a tanker of the Russian “shadow fleet”, which was later detained by French special forces. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, reports Ukrinform.   According to Zelensky, this vessel may also be involved in the launch of drones over Europe. “The Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine transmitted information that the…

The head of state stressed that the so-called tankers of the Russian “shadow fleet” must be stopped, as the vessels become platforms for launching drones.

The head of the European Commission believes that the “drone wall” can be used for everything from responding to natural disasters to controlling the so-called Russian “shadow fleet”.

Russian vessels circumventing EU sanctions have shifted their oil transshipment operations from the Laconian Gulf to the northern Aegean Sea.

The European Union has proposed sanctions against three companies that provided false flags to ships of the Russian “shadow fleet.”

As a result of this meeting, Ukraine will develop effective steps to weaken the Kremlin’s capabilities to wage war.