EU forces boarded suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker, says chief diplomat – photos
Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has said EU forces boarded a tanker in the Mediterranean Sea suspected of belonging to Russia's so-called shadow fleet.
Source: Kallas on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda
Details: Kallas said EU forces taking part in Operation Irini stopped and boarded the MV Midag on Friday 13 November.
She wrote that the inspection of the vessel, which was "conducted under Article 110 of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, confirmed the MV MIDAG was sailing under a false flag".
"The EU will keep disrupting Russia's shadow fleet at sea and through diplomatic means," Kallas said.
She added that EU foreign ministers are due to approve new sanctions against Russia on Monday 16 November. The measures will target banks, buyers and companies that support its so-called shadow fleet.
Background:
- At the beginning of August, the Irini mission conducted an inspection of the tanker Toa Payoh, which belongs to Russia's so-called shadow fleet, to verify its country of registration and the flag it was sailing under.
- France previously imposed a €1 million fine on the Tagor, a Russian shadow fleet tanker detained in May. An investigation into another vessel from the fleet is ongoing.
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