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Russia Escalates Baltic Tensions Over Sanctioned Oil Tanker

5/20/2025

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Russia has heightened tensions in the Baltic Sea by sending a fighter jet to safeguard the sanctioned oil tanker, Jaguar. This move signals a new Kremlin strategy tied to a "shadow fleet" of unregistered ships ferrying Russian oil. In retaliation, NATO and Estonia are ramping up their monitoring efforts and sanctions.

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Russia has heightened tensions in the Baltic Sea by sending a fighter jet to safeguard the sanctioned oil tanker, Jaguar. This move signals a new Kremlin strategy tied to a "shadow fleet" of unregistered ships ferrying Russian oil. In retaliation, NATO and Estonia are ramping up their monitoring efforts and sanctions.