Russia expands fleet as crackdown on stateless vessels intensifies
📍 How it ended
{ "epilogue": "As European crackdowns and naval actions intensified, the number of falsely-flagged Russian shadow fleet vessels plunged, cutting those ships sailing under false flags in half according to reports. Concurrently, Russia expanded its fleet as 107 vessels joined the Russian flag registry since January 2025.
Following these developments, the shadow fleet changed course." }
Epilogue added 8d ago, after coverage quieted.
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Russia expands fleet as crackdown on stateless vessels intensifies Financial Times · 50d ago broke it first
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