21
Jan
2025
Watch
Need to detect and to counter sabotage by the Russian shadow fleet, damaging critical undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea (debate)
Mr President, thank you very much. At the beginning, of course, full agreement with my honourable previous speaker. What more can I add? Therefore, I would like to draw attention to a completely different element, namely the dangers associated with acts of sabotage against critical infrastructure in the Baltic Sea, as well as those associated with the circumvention of sanctions against Russia by the so-called shadow fleet. I am referring here to these dangers associated mainly with a catastrophe, a potential ecological catastrophe. They concern two marine areas: Baltic and Black Sea. Both of these areas are characterized by the fact that they are closed seas, so if there was a full will to eliminate this fleet of shadows, then control at two sensitive points would be enough. As far as the Baltic Sea is concerned, it is the Danish Straits. The Black Sea is Dardanelles. Ladies and Gentlemen, I am a sailor, not more than a few days ago I spoke with my friend, the captain, who runs one of the largest tankers in the world. Among the officers and captains of the fleet, which is checked several times a day, there is widespread knowledge of the so-called shadow fleet, that they could be eliminated in this way if there was a will. They serve not only Putin and Putin's regime, but also the big oil companies, which circumvent sanctions in this way. So our talk here makes sense as long as it translates.