Russia Sends Jet as Estonia Tries to Halt Shadow Oil Tanker

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Estonia on Tuesday tried to stop an oil tanker, which the UK sanctioned last week, for sailing without a flag against maritime rules, in international waters between Estonia and Finland in the Baltic Sea, prompting Moscow to send a fighter jet to circle around it.
Reuters
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Estonia accused Moscow on Thursday of sending a fighter jet into NATO airspace to stop the Estonian Navy’s attempt to seize a vessel in the Gulf of Finland suspected to have ties to Russia’s “shadow fleet”, Estonian news agency ERR News reported.
Novaya Gazeta. Europe
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Nato member Estonia spotted the sanctioned Jaguar tanker heading towards Russia and dispatched a helicopter and a navy patrol boat to try and stop the ship, which was allegedly sailing under no flag.
The Telegraph
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The Russian-bound ship is suspected of being used by Moscow as part of its shadow fleet to avoid international sanctions.
Daily Mail

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