As ageing and deficient tankers in the "Russian shadow fleet" traffic the shallow waters of the Baltic Sea, a major oil spill disaster looms, experts told AFP.

Many countries have their worst showing in more than a decade in an index that serves as a barometer of public sector ...

Russia has continued to transport the commodity via an aging fleet whose links to Moscow are hidden, often through shell companies. The EU has been struggling to clamp down on the Russian vessels, ...

Authorities in Finland said they are preparing for a potential oil spill in the Gulf of Finland after Russian officials ...

Three explosions have reportedly occurred in the engine room onboard the oil tanker Koala in the Gulf of Finland.

The Finnish Border Guard has dispatched patrol aircraft to the Gulf of Finland following an accident involving the Koala ...

European countries are pushing for new powers to squeeze Moscow’s shadow fleet after a spate of incidents in the Baltic Sea.

President Donald Trump’s national security adviser Mike Waltz says that top administration officials are traveling to Europe ...

Nearly three years after President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, his troops are making steady progress on the battlefield.

In just three months, three incidents of damage to Baltic Sea underwater cables have taken place. While accidential cable ...

VILNIUS, Lithuania — Nearly 3 1/2 decades after leaving the Soviet Union, the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and ...

The authorities said they believed the vessel may have been involved in damaging the cable, the latest act of apparent ...