The Russian shadow fleet is a hot topic as the ten countries in the UK-led defence partnership JEF meet in Helsinki. ‘The shadow fleet must be tackled more rigorously,’ says British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as the meeting begins.
The ship Fitburg, which was seized by Finnish police last week, will be escorted out of Finland into international waters on Monday, according to the National Bureau of Investigation.
Russia is taking measures to protect its sanctions-evading ‘shadow fleet,’ according to state-controlled media. The Russian navy is said to have begun escorting the ships through the Baltic Sea.
Britain is imposing new sanctions on Russia's so-called shadow fleet that transports oil in the Baltic Sea, according to the British government.
