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Russian Corvette Threatens Greenpeace, Gazprom Tanker Armed.

7/1/2026

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On June 30, a Russian corvette warned Greenpeace to stay away from the sanctioned tanker Kira K and sped toward activists after coast guard Bayreuth arrived near Fehmarn Belt.
Greenpeace identified Kira K as part of Russia’s shadow fleet despite EU, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland and Ukraine sanctions.
Estonian guards photographed Gazprom’s LNG tanker Marshal Vasilevsky with a mounted heavy machine gun while crossing the Gulf of Finland, a civilian-tanker armament case.

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Story summary

On June 30, a Russian corvette warned Greenpeace to stay away from the sanctioned tanker Kira K and sped toward activists after coast guard Bayreuth arrived near Fehmarn Belt.
Greenpeace identified Kira K as part of Russia’s shadow fleet despite EU, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland and Ukraine sanctions.
Estonian guards photographed Gazprom’s LNG tanker Marshal Vasilevsky with a mounted heavy machine gun while crossing the Gulf of Finland, a civilian-tanker armament case.