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Estonia says detaining Russia's tankers in Baltic Sea is too risky
- On Friday, Estonian Navy Commander Commodore Ivo Vark announced that Estonia will refrain from detaining Russia's "shadow fleet" vessels in the Baltic Sea, fearing military retaliation from Moscow.
- The number of tankers at the Vaindloo Anchorage has tripled to around 30-40 this week following Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian ports that disrupted loading schedules, Vark said.
- Russian military presence in the Gulf of Finland has become "much, much more evident," Vark said, while the Kremlin views sanctions as "malicious" and reserves the right to respond to interception attempts.
- While Britain, France, Belgium, and Sweden have stepped up efforts to detain ageing tankers, Estonia maintains it will only intervene in cases of imminent danger such as oil spills or infrastructure damage.
- In the Atlantic Ocean and North Sea, where Russian presence is lower, authorities have "more liberty to act upon those vessels" because the risk of military escalation is much lower, Vark explained.
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Risk "Too High": Putin's Shadow Fleet Is Stuck in the Baltic Sea – Nato Country Refuses to Intervene
Ukrainian attacks seem to have paralyzed Putin's shadow fleet for a short time. Tankers anchor in front of Estonia. However, one factor prevents the country from intervening.
Eston, in the midst of the enveloping of the tall ships of the Baltiusno Mori, has become so important that they are so risikian through the threat of the Greek escalacles at the side of the Kremlin.
European countries have repeatedly intercepted ships of the Russian shadow fleet over the past few months.
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Total News Sources17
Leaning Left5Leaning Right4Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution42% Left
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42% Left
L 42%
C 25%
R 33%
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