Putin’s shadow fleet is a major threat

Berlin. Russia is not just waging war against Ukraine. The West should also be warned. He has long been in the Kremlin’s sights.

Nobody believed that there would be an accident in which another important cable in the Baltic Sea was damaged during the Christmas period. Finland is investigating serious charges sabotage. This time it is possible because the suspicious ship is not in international waters, but in Finnish territorial waters.

Capital Inside by Jörg Quoos, editor-in-chief of the FUNKE central editorial team

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Not only the Finnish authorities, but also the European Union assume that the “Eagle S” is part of the Russians Shadow Fleet is with which President Vladimir Putin circumvents the sanctions and fills his war chest.

Russia is testing the West

Since the beginning of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, hybrid attacks have been increasing – especially in the Baltic Sea region. Russia has been testing the West in many ways since yesterday. NATO boss Rutte reacted and announced that the alliance would further increase its presence in the Baltic Sea. That’s right. Putin only understands one language – that of strength.

The EU Commission doesn’t want to stand idle on the bank either. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Foreign Affairs Representative Kaja Kallas speak of “targeted destruction of Europe’s critical infrastructure”. Now you want even more Sanctions get on the way. This is not easy, but it makes sense.

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