EU sanctions target non-Russian ships and companies but largely ignore fake flags
- In the list of over 120 ships included in the forthcoming EU sanctions, just 20 are registered to Russian companies
- Seychelles leads the locations for registered companies targeted
- Beyond Russia-flagged ships the sanctions are targeting ships flagged in Panama, Palau, Sao Tome and Principe, and Sierra Leone
A draft list of sanction targets included in the 19th EU package of measures targeting Russia suggests that the EU is pursuing ships and entities registered in third countries, but is not yet ready to clamp down on fraudulently flagged ships regularly transiting the Baltic