Russians buzz Estonian airspace in effort to protect “shadow fleet” oil tanker from justice
A Russian military aircraft briefly violated NATO airspace after the Estonian Navy attempted to intercept a suspected “shadow fleet” oil tanker believed to be linked to Moscow, Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said on May 15, as reported by Reuters. Speaking from Antalya, Turkey, ahead of an informal NATO meeting, Tsahkna stated that the Russian jet was dispatched to “assess the situation” after the vessel in question refused to comply with Estonian authorities.