The UK and Norway have carried out a military operation to deter Russian submarines suspected of “hostile activities” in the North Atlantic.
Two vessels suspected of belonging to the Russian shadow fleet remain off the coast of Trelleborg. In March 2026, the Swedish authorities boarded the vessels, which are believed to be transporting Russian oil under a false flag. Russia regards this type of action as piracy.
The Russian shadow fleet is a hot topic as the ten countries in the UK-led defence partnership JEF meet in Helsinki. ‘The shadow fleet must be tackled more rigorously,’ says British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as the meeting begins.
Russian fish worth billions is imported into the EU via China, according to a new report by the European Parliament.
Finland märker ingen minskning av rysk oljeexport genom Östersjön. Däremot har riskerna ökat när skeppen i ”skuggflottan” blir allt skraltigare, och sjönavigation störs ut i den trånga Finska viken. - Det värsta scenariot vore en kollision med en fullsatt Finlandsfärja, säger kommodor Mikko Simola ombord på bevakningsfartyget Turva.
Swedish and other Western technology has been used to build a Russian surveillance system along the Arctic seabed, according to an investigation by the Swedish SVT News and several international media outlets. Among other things, this involves underwater robots from Saab.
Every year, a small group of harbour porpoises traverses a narrow strait from the Black Sea to the Sea of Asov, then returns again, in a natural migration cycle. Since prehistory, these Black Sea porpoises have been isolated, evolving separately from other porpoises, becoming smaller, but with larger snouts. They’re sleek and cute, with eyes and mouths that have the perpetual hint of a smile.
Outdated rules governing access to the Baltic Sea must be changed due to Russia's shadow fleet, urges Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski.
The NATO exercise Baltops, which begins tomorrow in the Baltic Sea, is, according to Russia, ‘extremely provocative’. The exercise, in which Sweden and the United States are participating, is seen as a build-up to combat against Russia.
Russia is taking measures to protect its sanctions-evading ‘shadow fleet,’ according to state-controlled media. The Russian navy is said to have begun escorting the ships through the Baltic Sea.
Britain is imposing new sanctions on Russia's so-called shadow fleet that transports oil in the Baltic Sea, according to the British government.
The alleged ‘spy whale’ Hvaldimir was shot dead, claim the organisations One Whale and Noah. The animal rights organisations have filed a police report in connection with the whale's death, they said in a press release.
He has been seen in several places along the Swedish coast in recent days, but suddenly the alleged spy whale Hvaldimir appeard in the middle of Gothenburg's harbor.
A white whale has been branded a Russian spy. If that is true, only Russia knows. But there is a long history of using marine mammals for military missions around the world – as mine detectors, sentries and submarine hunters.
The beluga whale that caused a stir in Hunnebostrand could be Hvaldimir – a Russian "spy whale" that escaped from a mission, reports P4 Väst.
