Russia uses its shadow fleet to transport oil and gas, or to carry stolen Ukrainian grain. The European Union has now targeted almost 350 of the ships in total in sanctions packages, most recently ...

Sweden said Saturday it will step up insurance checks on foreign ships in a move aimed at tightening controls on Russia's so-called "shadow fleet ” of aging ships. The government in Stockholm ...

Russia poses the greatest threat to Sweden due to its aggressive attitude towards the West, the Scandinavian nation's security service Sapo has said. It wrote in its annual report that while ...

Russia’s 37-month wider war on Ukraine drove Sweden to join NATO last year following a prolonged application period complicated by Turkey’s objections; the same aggression compelled the ...