After the events of 2024 in the Baltic Sea, the West points the finger at Russia. Although, these ships, which cut telecommunications cables and blocked gas pipelines, They did not carry the Russian flag.
According to the Finnish media“in this way”, “Russia would disrupt the NATO countries that support Ukraine in the Baltic Sea.” This is a consequence of “the sanctions that the European Union imposes against Russia“.
“That is why Moscow uses the so-called Shadow Fleet: small cargo ships flying the flags of different countries”, such as Chinastates the publication. In fact, “the Eagle S tanker truck – referring to the ship that cut telecommunications cables in the Gulf of Finland on Christmas Day – is directly connected to it. Other cases also raise suspicions of ships coming from Russian ports.”
The text reiterates that the events in the Baltic Sea “draw attention to Russia’s shadow fleet“. In statements to the media, Veti-Pekka Tynkkynen, professor of Russian Environmental Policy, assumes that “this deterrence will affect the West’s ability to act.”
“Right now, the stakes are high when you think about the situation in Ukraine. The escalation of war is another deterrent, which would spread elsewhere. In the West, people think carefully about the crucial weeks and months ahead. are coming,” said Tynkkynen, who warns that Russia has begun to move its fleet through the Baltic “to secure oil shipments“.
In data, “if Russia’s oil exports are about 250 million tons per year, the Baltic Sea accounts for about 60% of total exports.” Thus, “if oil tanker traffic in the Baltic Sea were to stop or decrease, would affect Moscow’s export opportunities“.
