During a debate on Tuesday 21 January, representatives of numerous European Parliament political groups called for tougher sanctions against the Russian fleet, which is considered to be responsible for damaging underwater cables in the Baltic Sea.
Around 70 ships have already been sanctioned and, in late December, the EU High Representative announced that she would be proposing to sanction more (see EUROPE B13551A12).
“We need to put an end to the ‘ghost fleet’ because of the safety...