"Over 14 people from Russia's so-called shadow fleet have been arrested. China is suspected of carrying out at least one act of sabotage as well" www.yahoo.com/news/putin-u... #ShadowFleet #energy #tech #sanctions #natsec EU #security

For Putin, 'US is the main ene...

"The European Commission has finalised reforms requiring all vessels to provide proof of insurance when passing through EU waters, part of a crackdown on a growing fleet of high-risk, ageing tankers." www.gtreview.com/news/europe/... Russia #ShadowFleet #natsec #shipping #security

EU unveils insurance reforms t...

"Belgian and Dutch forces conduct surveillance operations in the Baltic Sea as part of a NATO mission to monitor Russia and to protect undersea cables amid Baltic tensions." www.euronews.com/my-europe/20... Russia #ShadowFleet #natsec #energy #tech #security #policy

Belgian-led NATO group patrols...

Russia Reflags, Renames Sanctioned ‘Shadow Fleet’ LNG Tankers Ahead of Suspected Arctic LNG 2 Startup
https://gcaptain.com/russia-reflags-renames-sanctioned-shadow-fleet-lng-tankers-ahead-of-suspected-arctic-lng-2-startup/

#ShadowFleet
#russia

La «flotte fantôme» russe fait de la contrebande de pétrole pour financer la guerre et risque de créer une marée noire dans nos mers. Ensemble demandons à l'UE de sanctionner tous les navires de cette flotte ! #RussianOilFundsViolence #ShadowFleet https://action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-01-23-russian-fleet-launch-FR?akid=s6162440..nvVX7d

De Russische schaduwvloot smokkelt olie ter financiering van de oorlog en riskeert olielekken in onze zeeën. Samen kunnen we ze een halt toeroepen. Teken en eis dat de EU elk schip van de schaduwvloot aanpakt! #RussianOilFundsViolence #ShadowFleet action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-01...

EU, hou op Russisch olie te ko...

La flotta ombra russa contrabbanda petrolio per finanziare la guerra e rischia disastri nei nostri mari. Insieme possiamo fermarle! Chiedi all'UE di sanzionare ogni nave di questa flotta! #RussianOilFundsViolence #ShadowFleet https://action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-01-23-russian-fleet-launch-IT?akid=s6161520..9fjI4e

Russlands Schattenflotte schmuggelt Öl für Putins Krieg, umgeht Sanktionen & riskiert Umweltkatastrophen. Diese unsicheren Schiffe bedrohen unsere Zukunft. Zeit zu handeln! Fordere: EU, sanktioniert diese Schiffe! #RussianOilFundsViolence #ShadowFleet

EU: Schluss mit russischem Öl ...

Russlands Schattenflotte schmuggelt Öl für Putins Krieg, umgeht Sanktionen & riskiert Umweltkatastrophen. Diese unsicheren Schiffe bedrohen unsere Zukunft. Zeit zu handeln! Fordere: EU, sanktioniert diese Schiffe! #RussianOilFundsViolence #ShadowFleet action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-01...

EU: Schluss mit russischem Öl ...

Russia’s shadow fleet is smuggling oil to fund war and risking spills in our seas. These unsafe ships defy sanctions and threaten our future. Add your voice now to demand the EU sanction every ship in this fleet! #RussianOilFundsViolence #ShadowFleet action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-01...

EU, stop buying Russian oil an...

Russlands Schattenflotte schmuggelt Öl für Putins Krieg, umgeht Sanktionen & riskiert Umweltkatastrophen. Diese unsicheren Schiffe bedrohen unsere Zukunft. Zeit zu handeln! Fordere: EU, sanktioniert diese Schiffe! #RussianOilFundsViolence #ShadowFleet action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-01...

EU: Schluss mit russischem Öl ...

Russia’s shadow fleet is smuggling oil to fund war and risking spills in our seas. unsafe ships defy sanctions and threaten our future. Add your voice now to demand the EU sanction every ship #RussianOilFundsViolence #ShadowFleet https://action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-01-23-russian-fleet-launch-EN?akid=s6160166..YQDV9v&source=whatsapp

Russlands Schattenflotte schmuggelt Öl für Putins Krieg, umgeht Sanktionen & riskiert Umweltkatastrophen. Diese unsicheren Schiffe bedrohen unsere Zukunft. Zeit zu handeln! Fordere: EU, sanktioniert diese Schiffe! #RussianOilFundsViolence #ShadowFleet https://action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-01-23-russian-fleet-launch-DE?akid=s6159589..zpxFUh

Sunday, April 27 2025

Russia attacked Chornobyl Nuclear Plant in February, damaging confinement. Can it be fully restored? — US signals support for Europe’s peacekeeping coalition in Ukraine — Russia training to integrate motorcycles into summer offensive in Ukraine — Interpol investigates Russian company for human trafficking over African workers in Tatarstan drone factory … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/04/sunday-april-27-2025/

#Ukrainian authorities seized a ship of #Russia‘s #shadowfleet. The following statement was made:

„In the Black Sea, the maritime security of the State Border Service of #Ukraine and the Security Service of Ukraine detained a ship of the Russian shadow fleet.“

„It was established that at the end of 2024 the ship delivered about 5,000 tons of Ukrainian wheat from the port of #Sevastopol. The ship sailed under the flag of an Asian country - this is how the Russian shadow fleet works.“

the detention by the Estonian Navy of an unregistered Russian shadow fleet oil tanker.

As reported, on Friday, April 11, the Estonian Navy detained a vessel without a flag of any previously sanctioned state. It was later revealed that the vessel was the oil tanker Kiwala

https://bsky.app/profile/amplifyukraine.eu/post/3lmmlqis7w32c

#russianinvasion
#RussiaUkraineWar
#SlavaUkraini
#shadowfleet
#Estonia #UE

US Preparing Big Hunt For Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’

https://charter97.org/en/news/2025/4/11/636575/

#WarOfAggression #Europa #Ukraine #USA #ShadowFleet #sanctions #update #oil #war #Russia #WarCriminal #occupiers #defenders
#перемогаYкраїни

Estonian authorities detained a Russian "shadow fleet" oil tanker early Friday morning, close to the (very beautiful!) Aegna island, near Tallinn Bay.

https://news.err.ee/1609662026/estonian-navy-detains-russian-shadow-fleet-oil-tanker

#Estonia #Tallinn #Baltics #Balticstates #russia #russiaukrainewar #news #shadowfleet

Sanctioned Russian Arctic LNG Project Awakens After Winter With Gas Flaring Visible at Both Production Lines

"... three heavy lift vessels delivered a powerful generator set and substation from China to drive the second production line "

China needs cheap LNG from Russia to avoid having to buy from the USA.

https://gcaptain.com/sanctioned-russian-arctic-lng-project-awakens-after-winter-with-gas-flaring-visible-at-both-production-lines/

#ArcticLNG ##WarOfAggression #Europa #Ukraine #China #LNG #ShadowFleet #Sanctioned #war #Russia #WarCriminal #India #terminal,
#перемогаYкраїни

#Ukraine #ShadowFleet #ShipSeized #Baerbock #Germany

I must temper the enthousiasm. After a week it's clear it will stay with just this one ship, that was already disabled before the coast.
That Shadow Fleet is not only ignoring the international boycot but it is also very dangerous. Very old and derilict ships carry the most dangerous cargo's. Not just oil, which is dangerous enough. 🤬 🤮

"WOW! Germany SEIZES RUSSIAN SHIPS IN A BOLD ACTION! | RFU News"
by RFU News — Reporting from Ukraine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkwgycsIN98

[Long] Quote by RFUN:
"Mar 26, 2025
Today, we will discuss how the Russian shadow oil fleet was finally busted, as Germany took a stance to board any sanctioned ship in the Russian flotilla. This important step poses a significant threat to ongoing Russian operations aimed at circumventing Western sanctions.
Germany has taken a decisive step against Russia’s illicit oil trade by seizing a tanker from Putin’s so-called shadow fleet, marking a significant escalation in the Western crackdown on sanctions evasion. Recently, German customs officials boarded and confiscated the Panama-flagged tanker Eventin, a vessel long suspected of being part of Russia’s covert maritime network used to bypass Western sanctions. The Eventin, carrying nearly 100,000 tons of Russian oil valued at over 40 million Euro, was officially added to the European Union’s sanctions list in February.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock framed the seizure as a direct response to Russia’s cynical use of “rusty, dangerous tankers” that not only violate sanctions but also pose environmental and security risks to European waters, as in this case, the tanker became immobile suffering an engine failure and started drifting toward the German coast. The move is a stark warning to Russia that its efforts to skirt restrictions will not go unchallenged.
The shadow fleet has become a crucial tool for Russia to sustain its wartime economy by continuing oil exports despite Western embargoes. This fleet contains hundreds of aging tankers, often registered under flags of convenience in jurisdictions with lax oversight such as Mongolia, a landlocked country with no maritime connections. The ships operate under obscure ownership structures, frequently changing names and documentation to evade detection.
A primary method of sanctions circumvention is through ship-to-ship transfers. Russian oil tankers meet in international waters, particularly off the coast of Greece, Malaysia, and the Gulf of Finland, where crude oil is transferred between vessels to obscure its origin. Many of these ships deactivate their tracking systems, falsify cargo records, and use non-Western insurance firms to maintain the illusion of legitimacy.
The scale of this operation is staggering. Reports indicate that the shadow fleet now moves over 80% of all Russian crude oil exports, with the Baltic Sea serving as a key artery for this illegal trade. In 2023 alone, 348 shadow fleet vessels departed from Russian ports in the region, accounting for nearly 40% of Moscow’s total oil revenues, equivalent to a third of Russia’s annual defense budget.
The seizure of the Eventin comes amid growing frustration among Western nations that traditional sanctions alone have not been sufficient in crippling Russia’s oil revenue. The European Union, United States, United Kingdom, and Japan have all imposed restrictions targeting Russian energy exports, sanctioning over 180 shadow fleet vessels, dozens of oil traders, and Russian state-owned energy giants, such as Gazprom Neft.
European nations are exploring legal avenues to intensify crackdowns on Russia’s shadow fleet. One approach is to seize aging tankers, many of which are over 15 years old, under maritime laws that address environmental hazards. Another is detaining vessels linked to undersea sabotage, such as the suspected 2023 attack on the Estonia-Finland cable, under counter-piracy laws. Lastly, authorities may require tankers in European waters to carry insurance from approved firms, allowing them to detain ships with inadequate or questionable coverage.
In response to increased Western scrutiny, Russia has turned to cryptocurrency as an alternative means of settling oil transactions. According to reports, intermediary trading firms now facilitate oil sales by converting payments from China and India into cryptocurrencies. These digital assets are then exchanged for rubles in Russia, allowing them to bypass restrictions on dollar-based transactions.
Experts predict that even if traditional sanctions were lifted, Russia would continue to leverage decentralized digital assets to maintain economic resilience. This shift poses a new challenge for Western regulators, as tracking and freezing crypto transactions is significantly more complex than traditional banking measures.
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#SlavaUkraini ! #HeroyamSláva!
#Crush the #RussianTerroristState