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Sabotage, espionage and circumventing the oil embargo: the so-called Russian shadow fleet is accused of all of these things. The oil tanker "Eventin", which ran aground in the Baltic Sea last Friday, is said to be part of this fleet. Dilapidated ships that pass through the Baltic Sea are repeatedly suspected of being on Russia's behalf. The cargo ship "Eagle 2" is said to have damaged an undersea cable on the "Estlink 2" power link between Estonia and Finland with its anchor. Finnish authorities seized the ship. In view of the tense security situation, Sweden has already decided to increase surveillance of the Baltic Sea with three warships and an aircraft. Finland has also announced that it will deploy two ships in the area in order to be able to better observe and protect the infrastructure. Securing the Baltic Sea is the central theme of the NATO summit of the Baltic Sea states in Helsinki. There, the alliance will discuss whether and how NATO's presence in the region will be strengthened in the future. How can Putin's shadow fleet be combated? What consequences will NATO draw? Alica Jung speaks about this live on ZDFheute with security policy expert Johannes Peters from the University of Kiel. ZDF correspondent Isabelle Schaefers reports from Helsinki. Be there and ask your questions! #russia #nato #balticsea ----- 0:00 Intro and welcome 1:00 What is the Russian shadow fleet? 2:35 Security expert Peters on NATO's options for intervention 7:50 ZDF correspondent Schaefers on possible sanctions and consequences 12:01 Security expert Peters on NATO's options for intervention 24:30 Farewell and outro ----- Here on ZDFheute News you can find out what is happening in the world and what concerns us all: We provide insight into the world of news, explain the background and respond to social debates. Discuss with us in live streams and form your own opinion based on the facts we present to you. Subscribe to our channel so you don't miss anything. You can always stay up to date at http://www.ZDFheute.de/.