EU Nations Demand Action as Damaged Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker Drifts Toward the Libyan Shore

Nine EU nations are urging the EU to intervene as the damaged Russian tanker Arctic Metagaz drifts from Malta toward Libya after a suspected drone attack.The unmanned vessel carries hundreds of tons of oil and liquefied natural gas, posing an imminent environmental threat to Mediterranean ecosystems following explosions.While Russia blames Ukraine for the strike and insists coastal states must manage the salvage, Giorgia Meloni has convened a crisis meeting to address the risk.Ian Borg called for stricter monitoring of the shadow fleet used to evade sanctions as the ship remains a floating time bomb between Malta and Italy.
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