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![Russia’s Shadow Fleet Is a Threat in the Baltic Sea]( "Russia’s Shadow Fleet Is a Growing Threat in the Baltic Sea")
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![Joseph Place]( "Joseph Place")
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As Russia exports record levels of crude oil through its so-called “Shadow Fleet,” consisting of poorly insured, improperly maintained, ships and operating in violation of international maritime law. As a result, security concerns in the Baltic Sea are rising. Could the fleet be restricted—or even blocked—from operating there?![Bundeswehr soldiers take part in the NATO "Cold Response" exercise at the military training area on March 13, 2026. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Applications to Join Germany’s Armed Forces Surge as Bundeswehr Expands")
![German Chancellor Friedrich Merz gives a government declaration at the Bundestag ahead of a meeting of the European Council in Brussels on March 18, 2026 in Berlin, Germany. (Source: Getty Images)]( "German Chancellor Friedrich Merz gives a government declaration at the Bundestag ahead of a meeting of the European Council in Brussels on March 18, 2026 in Berlin, Germany. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Damaged Bundeswehr field camp at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan following reported missile strike. (Source: Iranian media)]( "Damaged Bundeswehr field camp at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan following reported missile strike. (Source: Iranian media)")
![An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151, taxis the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in support of Operation Epic Fury on March 2, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151, taxis the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in support of Operation Epic Fury on March 2, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Two Iranian ballistic missiles, Zolfaghar (top) and Zolfaghar Basir, are displayed in Azadi (Freedom) Square in western Tehran, Iran, on February 11, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Two Iranian ballistic missiles, Zolfaghar (top) and Zolfaghar Basir, are displayed in Azadi (Freedom) Square in western Tehran, Iran, on February 11, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
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