Overview
- At the Eastern Flank Summit in Helsinki, Donald Tusk said signals indicate some drones used in provocations against Polish Baltic oil platforms were launched from ships in Russia’s shadow fleet.
- Tusk urged European countries to prepare for tough measures targeting these vessels and operations linked to them.
- Estonian prime minister Kristen Michal warned the oil-carrying ships pose a “time bomb” for the environment that could go off at any moment.
- Monitoring reports describe a network of more than 1,240 tankers assembled to sidestep sanctions and sustain Russian oil revenues.
- Reporting continues of illegal oil discharges in European waters, while Ukrainian authorities say they have seized 68 shadow-fleet vessels, including three since December 2024.