EU's new Arctic strategy plans a maritime security hub that would track Russia's shadow fleet

The European Union unveiled an updated Arctic strategy on 20 October that proposes a maritime security hub to share information, including on tracking Russia's shadow fleet, Euronews reports. According to the Kyiv Independent, the hub would extend monitoring of the fleet beyond the Baltic and Mediterranean to the North Atlantic and Arctic, but it is not yet operational and member states must first agree who contributes what. The Kyiv Independent says officials did not set the hub's geographical scope and that cooperation with NATO is mentioned, though non-EU participants are unconfirmed. Euronews adds that the EU also pledged inspections of vessels crossing the region to enforce Polar Code standards.

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