Since July 1, Swedish authorities have intensified supervision of foreign ships in Swedish territorial waters, in particular, in the Baltic Sea, as a measure to counter the passage of tankers that are allegedly involved in transporting Russian energy resources.
As the country’s Ministry of Justice in the country previously mentioned, the coastal protection and the marine administration of Sweden will collect data on court securing, not only those ships that enter Swedish ports, but also those that occur in Swedish territorial waters or in an exclusive economic zone.
Sweden Prime Minister ULF KRISTESON He stated that the new rules will allow Sweden and its allies to collect important information about the courts, which can be used later to prepare the penalties.
In February, the European Politico reported that the European Union countries are discussing plans to seize oil tankers that are allegedly linked to Russia in the Baltic Sea, and can use international law in environmental protection and piracy control or adopt new national organizational works as a justification.
In turn, the assistant president of the Russian Federation, President of the Naval College of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patroshev He stated that the United Kingdom, in addition to other NATO countries, is trying to impose the possibility of arresting Russian courts in the Baltic, and claims that they are due to the threats of nature and infrastructure, but Russia carefully monitors these measures in non -friendly countries and restore the meters.
