The Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS), which represents the democratic countries bordering the Baltic Sea, has called for new shipping rules to allow for stronger joint action against Russia's so-called shadow fleet.

It was a brief violation – lasting for about a minute – but it was enough to trigger an emergency alarm in the Baltic Sea. It happened after the Estonian Navy said it attempted to detain a Russia-bound oil tanker,

A Russian fighter jet briefly entered NATO airspace over the Baltic Sea as it attempted to protect a Russian oil tanker believed to be part of a sanctions-defying 'shadow fleet.' Estonia reported the violation,