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EU foreign ministers call for coordinated action on Russian ‘shadow fleet’ in Baltic Sea

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EU foreign ministers meeting on Monday to impose sanctions on 180 ships.

Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy , spoke on Saturday with Canadian prime minister.

Lithuanian foreign minister Kstutis Budrys warns current enforcement is ineffective.

About three loaded shadow tankers per day pass through northern European waters, including the Danish Straits and Channel .

Critics say despite the existence of a 14 -country shadow fleet expert group, there is no body coordinating enforcement action.

Nato ’s focus was to protect underwater cables, but in pursuit of this had hailed 1,800 ships to check flag status.

It was also launching a fleet of drones to improve monitoring.

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