President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy also stated the need to strengthen the counteraction to the Russian tanker fleet, which “uses European jurisdictions.”
Representatives of the Estonian Tax and Customs Board noted that Baltic Spirit is not part of the Russian Federation’s shadow fleet and is not subject to European Union sanctions
Small island nations face an existential and developmental threat from ship-source pollution endangering their vulnerable marine ecosystems and ocean economies. An effective international legal regime can help.
