Anna Wieslander was quoted in the Guardian on the Russian shadow fleet and its importance for the Russian war economy and its national security
May 22, 2025: Anna Wieslander, Chair of the ISDP Board, was quoted in the Guardian on the Russian shadow fleet and its importance for the Russian war economy and national security.
“Anna Wieslander, the director for northern Europe at the Atlantic Council, said in the middle of last year “we realised that this not in parallel to Russia’s efforts sustain its war economy, the shadow fleet is at the core of its whole system.”
She said the episode last week showed “the shadow fleet is at the core of their national security. The first step is to realise the magnitude of this for the war economy. We should sanction them all, why not?”