Russia, Germany and Baltic Sea

German Foreign Minister Says Stricken Tanker In Baltic Sea Belongs To Russia's 'Shadow Fleet'
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said a heavily loaded oil tanker that Germany's maritime emergencies agency had to secure on January 10 in the Baltic Sea is part of the "shadow fleet" that Moscow uses to avoid sanctions on its oil exports.
Germany calls a Russian oil tanker adrift in the Baltic Sea a threat to security
An oil tanker believed to be part of Russia’s efforts to evade international sanctions went adrift and had to be towed ashore by a German tugboat.
Germany races to secure stricken 'Russian shadow fleet' oil tanker
Germany was racing Saturday to secure a heavily loaded tanker stranded off its northern coast, towing the stricken ship it said was part of Russia's sanctions-busting "shadow fleet" away from shore to avert an oil spill.
Oil Tanker In Russia's 'Shadow Fleet' Adrift Off German Coast
Germany charged that a heavily loaded tanker adrift off its northern coast Friday was part of the "shadow fleet" Moscow uses to avoid sanctions on its oil exports.
Germany secures oil tanker adrift off its Baltic coast
A tugboat has stopped a tanker carrying around 99,000 metric tons of oil from Russia from drifting out of control off Germany's Baltic Sea coast near the island of Ruegen, emergency services said on Friday.
Russian oil tanker reportedly drifting in Baltic Sea near German island
The German news agency dpa is reporting that a Russian oil tanker is drifting in the Baltic Sea north of the German island of Rügen. Dpa reported Friday that the Eventin, believed to be carrying around 99,
German tug secures 'shadow fleet' oil tanker adrift in Baltic Sea
German rescue teams on Friday secured towing lines to a loaded oil tanker that lost the ability to manoeuvre in the Baltic Sea near the German island of Rügen. The stricken tanker Eventin, loaded with 99,

Ukraine, NATO and Russia

$500 million military aid package for Ukraine

At inflection point, Pentagon chief holds final forum for Ukraine aid
Ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s return to office, Ukraine’s future course is shrouded in uncertainty as it loses ...
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US, Germany pledge more aid for Ukraine at latest Ramstein meeting
Washington and Berlin pledged more aid for Ukraine as allies of the embattled nation gathered with Ukrainian President ...
US to announce new weapons package for Ukraine as defense leaders prepare to meet in Germany
The U.S. is expected to announce $500 million in military aid for Ukraine on Thursday at a final gathering of President Joe ...
Moscow and Kyiv say Ukraine is pressing attacks in Russia's Kursk region
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he will again call on allies to boost its air defenses at this week's meeting in ...
Ukraine-Russia latest: Zelensky hails US-UK oil sanctions as ‘significant blow’ to Putin’s war chest
The UK and other Nato member states are sending 30,000 FPV drones to Ukraine in a boost to European security and to help the war-hit country to fight Russian aggression. At such a critical moment in ...
Zelenskyy and Austin use their final meeting to press Trump to keep supporting Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin used their final meeting Thursday to press ...
Scholz ‘blocks delivery of air defence package for Ukraine’
Olaf Scholz, the German chancellor, has blocked an air defence package worth €3 billion (£2.5 billion) for Ukraine in one of ...