Germany as a whole isn’t currently seen as a driving force for peace policy in Europe, and honestly that pains me,” Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock told POLITICO.

German authorities have said an oil tanker stuck in German waters belongs to Russia's "shadow fleet" intended to avoid sanctions. Germany's maritime authorities (CCME) said on Friday that the Panamanian-flagged ship,

Germany is working to secure a drifting Russian oil tanker, believed to be part of Moscow’s “shadow fleet” used to fund its war in Ukraine, after it lost control in the Baltic Sea.

"The towing convoy is moving eastwards to a position northeast of Cape Arkona (Rügen)," Germany's Central Command for Maritime Emergencies (CCME) said, referring to the German island in the southwestern part of the Baltic Sea.

After the coastguard observed the ship, three tugboats were dispatched to secure the vessel. Apart from this, a team of towing specialists dropped onto the vessel by helicopter

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said that the incident ... of rusty tankers,” but also endangering tourism in the Baltic Sea.

German rescue teams on Friday secured towing lines to a loaded oil tanker that lost the ability to manoeuvre in the Baltic Sea near the German island of Rügen. The stricken tanker Eventin, loaded with 99,

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said the “decrepit ... accepts the risk of halting tourism in the Baltic Sea region,” Baerbock said Friday. The Kremlin, which has previously ...

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock blamed Moscow, accusing Russian President Vladimir Putin of "circumventing" sanctions and threatening European security by "ruthlessly deploying a fleet ...