Event bc136ebd-2857-497d-a5db-0493ea2e6bc5

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Uncategorized Country: European Union Country: Russia

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/18/eu-foreign-min...

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Event Time

7mo ago

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1mo ago

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1mo ago

Summary

Headline: EU ministers call for coordinated action on Russian ‘shadow fleet’ in Baltic Sea

Short Summary: EU ministers voice concern and urge action against Russian 'shadow fleet' tankers in the Baltic Sea, citing sanction evasion and maritime safety risks.

Description

EU foreign ministers have called for coordinated action against Russia's so-called 'shadow fleet' of oil tankers operating in the Baltic Sea, which are suspected of using flags of convenience to evade sanctions and facilitate Russian oil exports. The ministers raised concerns over the environmental risks and sanctions evasion posed by these vessels.

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Fleet of tankers sailing under flags of convenience estimated to carry up to 85% of Russia’s oil exports

EU foreign ministers meeting in Tallinn on Sunday ... called for coordinated action to prevent the operation of a shadow fleet of Russian oil tankers

Concerns have grown that the use of this shadow fleet increases the risk of environmental disaster in the Baltic

The purpose of the shadow fleet is both to evade western sanctions and to move Russian oil using tankers with obscure or untraceable ownership

The shadow fleet is thought to carry as much as 85% of Russia’s seaborne exports

Source

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/18/eu-foreign-ministers-call-for-coordinated-action-on-russian-shadow-fleet-in-baltic-sea