Oystein
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Not being an expert on international maritime trade law, I don't know how, in specific, actionable terms, Russia's shadow fleet may face impediments to its sailings?The countries in that area have tended to ignore the shadow fleet. No more. Russia's shadow fleet is going to find out a lot harder to navigate and operate now.
What, specifically, is who going to do about it now?
You see, you cannot just hold up cargo ships in international waters, and I have a feeling that there exists treaties governing the safe and unimpeded passage of the straights between Denmark, Sweden, Germany and what have you, similar to how the Montreux Convention guarantees "complete freedom" of passage for all civilian vessels in times of peace to and from the Black Sea via Bosporus and Dardanelles. Is there a war in the Baltic Sea that would justify blocking the shadow fleet?