Overview

• German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul confirmed increased monitoring and patrols by Germany, NATO, and EU coastal states to counter hybrid threats in the Baltic Sea.
• The EU is set to formally adopt its 17th sanctions package on Tuesday, with expanded measures against Russia's shadow fleet oil transport operations.
• Russia's shadow fleet, suspected of sabotaging undersea infrastructure, accounts for 84% of its crude oil exports, generating over one-third of state revenues.
• Baltic coastal states are convening a crisis meeting to coordinate responses to security and environmental threats posed by the shadow fleet.
• The tanker Eagle S, flagged by the Cook Islands, is under investigation for potential ties to Russia's shadow fleet.