Finland seizes ship carrying Russian oil after undersea cable cut

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Source: the hill





by Brad Dress - 12/26/24 3:11 PM ET

Finland on Thursday seized a ship carrying oil for Russia in relation to the recent cutting of an undersea cable connecting electricity to Estonia as concern mounts over ships disrupting power and gas lines in European waters.

Finland’s national law enforcement body, the Police of Finland, said in a statement it had seized a Cook Islands-registered ship called the Eagle S.

The ship is suspected in the rupturing of the Estlink 2 power transmission cable connecting electricity between Estonia and Finland, but police said at this time the investigation is looking at the incident as “aggravated criminal mischief.”
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European officials said the ship is suspected of carrying Russian oil, part of a vast shadow fleet Moscow is using to circumvent Western sanctions imposed over the war in Ukraine...........................

Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5056755-finland-russia-undersea-cable-cut/

[Irish_Dem]

1. Russia is at war with Europe and the US.

Putin has mounted a campaign of terror and destruction.
How long is the world going to keep letting him get away with it?

[gab13by13]

2. Russia, Iran, China, N. Korea, the U.S.,

And others, are an intimidating force.

[Irish_Dem]

4. Add Saudi and South Africa.

They are determined to be the global superpowers.
They must bring down western democracies and so far they are doing a good job.

However it has come at a price.
Both the Russian and Chinese economies are tanking.
You can only put so much money into the military and ignore the economy for so long.

[The Unmitigated Gall]

5. Absolutely...

Using the techniques and strategies they feel they can get away with.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

3. Russia is pushing it and needs to be held to account

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[riversedge]

6. EAGLE S, vessel suspected of causing cable damage is at anchor in Finnish territorial waters.....

EAGLE S, vessel suspected of causing cable damage is at anchor in Finnish territorial waters.

A no-fly zone has been imposed on the area.

Finnish police and the Border Guard have boarded the ship, investigations are ongoing.

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[HUAJIAO]

7. And the Pope wants Ukraine to surrender ! WTF??

[Beringia]

8. I have wondered why Russia didn't take over Finland, Sweden and Norway

to add to their gigantic territory