Event bc483be2-5a9a-41e9-b174-02945120b8d8

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Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Maritime Country: Sweden Country: Russia

Source: https://www.politico.eu/article/russias-shadow-fleet-gotland...

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Event Time

1y ago

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1mo ago

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1mo ago

Summary

Headline: As Russia’s shadow fleet menaces Sweden, here’s how the EU could help

Short Summary: Sweden faces menacing activity from Russia’s 'shadow fleet' of oil tankers skirting sanctions in the Baltic Sea near Gotland, prompting calls for joint EU action.

Description

A Politico report describes concerns by Swedish authorities over Russia’s so-called 'shadow fleet' of oil tankers operating near Gotland, raising security fears and calling for a coordinated EU response to sanction evasions and maritime risks in the Baltic Sea.

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"Russia has assembled a fleet of shadow tankers, also sometimes called ghost ships, to secretly export oil and avoid Western sanctions passed in response to its full-scale invasion of Ukraine."

"In doing so, they have to operate in the Baltic Sea, sailing particularly close to Sweden’s strategic Gotland island, and increasing the risk of environmental accidents, or even potential oil spills, and at the most sinister end the risk of covert operations."

"Swedish military and civilian officials are keeping an increasingly close eye on the activities of these murky vessels..."

"Gotland is a vital piece of NATO’s Baltic Sea puzzle, so the Swedes are on high alert for malign activity around the island."

Related URLs

https://www.politico.eu/article/russias-shadow-fleet-gotland-sweden-nato-eu-sanctions-baltic-sea-action-plan/

Source

https://www.politico.eu/article/russias-shadow-fleet-gotland-sweden-nato-eu-sanctions-baltic-sea-action-plan/

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