{"id":1210289,"date":"2025-08-30T20:19:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T17:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1210289"},"modified":"2025-08-30T13:20:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T10:20:14","slug":"eu-commission-chief-stronger-action-needed-against-russia-s-shadow-fleet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/eu-commission-chief-stronger-action-needed-against-russia-s-shadow-fleet\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Commission Chief: Stronger Action Needed Against Russia\u2019s \u201cShadow Fleet\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>European Commission President <strong>Ursula von der Leyen<\/strong> has warned that Russia poses a threat to the EU\u2019s critical infrastructure, including undersea cables, and called for intensified measures against Moscow\u2019s so-called \u201cshadow fleet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking at a joint press conference with Finnish Prime Minister <strong>Petteri Orpo<\/strong> during her visit to Helsinki, von der Leyen underlined that Finland\u2019s 1,300-kilometer border with Russia is also a border of the entire European Union:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cFinland has always lived next to a dangerous and unpredictable neighbor. But I want to assure you and Finland as a whole \u2014 this is not only Finland\u2019s border, it is also Europe\u2019s border. Its protection is our shared responsibility.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>She announced that the <strong>next EU budget will triple investments<\/strong> in migration and border management, with additional funding allocated to member states bordering Russia and Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Von der Leyen emphasized that Moscow has been probing vulnerabilities in EU infrastructure:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWe are witnessing serious damage to our critical networks, such as the EstLink 2 cable. And the \u2018shadow fleet\u2019 in the Baltic Sea continues to fuel Russia\u2019s war economy. I am convinced we must strengthen our action against this fleet.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>During her visit, von der Leyen also inspected Finland\u2019s patrol vessel <em>Turva<\/em> \u2014 the largest in the Finnish Border Guard fleet and the first powered by liquefied natural gas \u2014 calling it <em>\u201ca powerful symbol of Finland\u2019s readiness.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She stressed that Russia\u2019s actions against Finland and other frontline EU states are challenges to the entire Union:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWhen Finland is tested, our whole Union is tested. That is why, while strengthening Ukraine\u2019s defense, we are also taking greater responsibility for reinforcing our own security.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Von der Leyen is on a multi-day tour of the EU\u2019s eastern flank aimed at bolstering solidarity and defense. 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