At a special security meeting held on Thursday at the Polish Navy’s tactical command centre in Gdynia, located in northern Poland, […] prime minister [Donald Tusk] warned that such incidents may escalate, posing a significant threat to the nation’s ongoing maritime investments, including offshore wind farms and gas pipelines.
“The Baltic Sea could evolve into a zone of continuous hybrid confrontation, similar to the Polish eastern border,” he said, labelling the incident as “a direct aggression” against the country’s security.
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The so-called shadow fleet consists of substandard and uninsured tankers operating under various flags, which Russia employs to evade Western sanctions. The ships are also suspected of carrying out sabotage operations in the Baltic Sea.
The West, including the European Union and the United Kingdom, is targeting the fleet with additional sanctions, such as the new set of measures announced by the EU and UK on Tuesday.
Sink them all. They know what they’re doing, we know what they’re doing, quit playing games.
While I agree with your intention, sinking the ships would be catastrophic for the ecosystem of the Baltic sea.
Well, there are alternatives to sinking. Shot across the bow, send over a prize crew, sail to nearest suitable port, auction off ship and cargo.
That’s the way!