Bjarne Cæsar Skinnerup raised concerns about armed individuals in Russian military uniforms aboard oil tankers in the Russian shadow fleet operating in the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Finland.Skinnerup disclosed that many of these vessels travel regularly through Danish straits to evade EU sanctions and are often uninsured, with crews accompanied by uniformed guards and little documentation.Professor
Henrik Ringbom stated that
Denmark must intervene if a threat exists and suggested that current policies regarding shadow ships may need revision.