Concern is growing in Europe at what officials see as an increase in hybrid threats from Russia since it launched its war in Ukraine, which Moscow denies.
The listing could make it more challenging for U.S. forces to board the ship, which an arm of the Kremlin’s maritime authority says is now flying the Russian flag.
A Spanish investigation has concluded that the Russian cargo ship Ursa Major, which sank off the coast of Cartagena in December 2024, was transporting a secret strategic cargo.
In the Black Sea waters within the Odesa district, oily slicks have been recorded on the water's surface due to oil entering the sea as a result of a Russian attack.
The oil tanker Kairos stranded off the Black Sea port of Ahtopol and believed to be part of the “shadow fleet” used by Russia to evade international sanctions linked to its war in Ukraine.
Ukraine has denied any responsibility for the attack on the tanker Midvolga-2, which was reportedly carrying sunflower oil from Russia to Georgia.
Heorhiy Tykhyi, a...
