Russia, Germany and Baltic Sea

Oil tanker in Russia's 'shadow fleet' adrift off German coast
Germany charged that a heavily loaded tanker adrift off its northern coast Friday was part of the "shadow fleet" Moscow uses to avoid sanctions on its oil exports. In response, Russia has relied on tankers with opaque ownership or without proper insurance to continue lucrative oil exports.
Germany secures oil tanker adrift off its Baltic coast
A tugboat has stopped a Panama-flagged tanker carrying around 99,000 metric tons of oil from drifting out of control off Germany's Baltic Sea coast near the island of Ruegen, emergency services said on Friday.
Russian oil tanker reportedly drifting in Baltic Sea near German island
The German news agency dpa is reporting that a Russian oil tanker is drifting in the Baltic Sea north of the German island of Rügen. Dpa reported Friday that the Eventin, believed to be carrying around 99,
Germany calls a Russian oil tanker adrift in the Baltic Sea a threat to security
An oil tanker believed to be part of Russia’s efforts to evade sanctions went adrift and had to be towed by a German tugboat Friday in what Germany's foreign minister called a danger to security and tourism in the Baltic Sea.
German tug secures 'shadow fleet' oil tanker adrift in Baltic Sea
German rescue teams have managed to secure towing lines to a loaded oil tanker that lost the ability to manoeuvre in the Baltic Sea near the German island of Rügen, authorities said on Friday. The stricken tanker Eventin,
Germany calls for new sanctions on Russia's dark fleet that is 'damaging major undersea cables' nearly every month
Finland said last week it detained a ship that may be from Russia's shadow fleet of oil tankers as part of a probe into a ...
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Here's what's behind Russia cutting off its last gas line to Europe
Ukrainian transit gas deal to Europe ended on Jan. 1. For now, the most acute effects are being felt in a region called ...
NATO Beefs Up Baltic Presence With Extra Ships Amid Russia Threat
Mystery still surrounds the destruction of the Nord Stream pipelines linking Russia to Germany through the Baltic Sea in the ...
US to announce new weapons package for Ukraine as defence leaders prepare to meet in Germany
The US has committed over US$63.5 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since Russia's invasion. Read more at ...
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Trio charged in Germany for pro-Russia plot targeting US bases in Bavaria
Three men have been charged with spying on U.S. military bases for Russia and plotting attacks on American personnel in ...
Russia, China step up hybrid confrontation ahead of Trump inauguration
On Christmas Day, authorities in Estonia and Finland noted the sudden interruption of the Estlink 2 undersea electricity ...
How Kyiv ‘weaponising’ natural gas in Russia-Ukraine War is bad gambit for Europe
Though the avowed purpose of Ukraine and Western nations of the non-extension of the gas transit agreement is to give a ...
Germany: Inflation rose to 2.6% in December
Germany has struggled with rising prices due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The ...
End the appeasement
The United States and its allies must end their penchant for appeasing enemies such as Iran, Russia, and China.