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From Sanctions List to Helicopter Boarding: The EU Tests a Physical-Control Model for Russia's Shadow Fleet
Baltic Security Monitor | Material Update Snapshot: 3 August 2026, 08:00 Two helicopter boardings of shadow-fleet tankers in thirteen days is no longer an incident — it's a method. The Italian flagship of EUNAVFOR MED Irini stopped and inspected the tanker Toa Payoh on the morning of 2 August,