The Poland’s military was called into action after a Russian “shadow fleet” vessel was spotted carrying out suspicious movements near a key undersea power cable connecting Poland with Sweden, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday.
According to Tusk, the vessel was seen operating unusually close to the 600-megawatt submarine cable that links Karlshamn, Sweden, to Ustka in northern Poland. He shared the update on the social media platform X, stating that following swift military intervention, the ship returned to a Russian port.
The ship was later identified as the Sun, a tanker flying the flag of Antigua, as reported by Vice Admiral Krzystof Jaworski, commander of Poland’s Maritime Component.
“Shadow fleet” refers to a group of vessels Russia is said to be using to bypass Western sanctions by transporting oil, weapons, and grain under opaque ownership structures.
Polish Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz told reporters that a patrol aircraft had responded to the threat and
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