Russia has assembled a fleet of hundreds of vessels to covertly ship its oil. With so many ships at sea, the idea of using some to cause havoc may be proving irresistible to the Kremlin.

The European Union on Monday warned about Russia's so-called "shadow fleet" and vowed to take stronger action following the suspected sabotage of an underwater power cable off the coast of Finland. The EU would "take stronger action to counter risks these ships pose,

Finland says a ship affiliated with Russia's "shadow fleet" is linked to a 60-mile-long anchor drag mark on the seafloor. A power cable in the Baltic Sea was severed last week.

Following damage to an underwater power cable off Finland, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has raised alarm about the so-called Russian shadow fleet and called for further EU sanctions. "Almost every month,

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has raised concerns about Russia’s so-called "shadow fleet" following recent damage to undersea cables across Europe. "Almost every month, ships are currently damaging important undersea cables in the Baltic Sea,

The European Union should impose additional sanctions against the Russian shadow fleet. This issue is particularly relevant after the damage to an underwater electric cable near Finland, states German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock.

Multiple recent incidents involving undersea cables in the Baltic Sea were unlikely to be a coincidence, Annalena Baerbock said. She called for tougher sanctions on Russia's so-called "shadow fleet" of ships.