NATO member states will try to impose sanctions on Russia's “shadow fleet“ in the Baltic Sea as part of efforts to protect critical infrastructure in the region, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said today, quoted by Reuters and BTA.
“We will continue to act against the Russian “shadow fleet“, including with sanctions - those that have already been imposed and others that may follow – "including against specific ships and shipping companies that also pose a threat to the environment," Scholz told reporters on the sidelines of the Helsinki meeting.
Leaders of NATO countries from the Baltic region met in the Finnish capital today following recent acts of alleged sabotage in the Baltic Sea.
The main aim of the meeting is to discuss ways to better protect critical infrastructure in the Baltic Sea and to counter threats coming from Russia's so-called "shadow" fleet. These are ships that Russia uses to transport oil, for example, while circumventing sanctions imposed against it over its invasion of Ukraine.
The meeting is being hosted by Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal.