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Surging Russian naval aggression across the North Atlantic has triggered the UK’s largest maritime mobilization in decades, protecting key infrastructure and allied sea lanes.

Despite a sharp decline in Russian energy export revenues due to sanctions pressure, Moscow is still maintaining and increasing its seaborne crude oil exports.

Amid a rising sense of instability and a need for European independence in terms of defense, and recognition of Russia’s threat, Europe’s armies are changing, but how? Is it sufficient for a war with Russia?

Russians involved in weapons production hold billions in assets across Europe and the US. Putin’s oligarchs move freely, their frozen assets untouched, while their cash and arms flow straight to Ukraine’s frontlines.

Russia’s oil tanker “shadow fleet” doesn’t just dodge sanctions. It ships weapons, supports covert operations, and cuts undersea cables. The Fitburg case on New Year’s Eve 2025 shows how these tankers can be used to wage a hybrid war across the Baltic and beyond.