MILAN — Russia’s detention of a Greek-owned ship that departed from Estonia – days after Estonian forces tried to intercept a Russia-bound tanker – signals Moscow’s willingness to deploy military power more overtly to protect its shadow-fleet, a vital pillar of its war economy, experts say.

Russia is deliberately stoking tensions and taking revenge on Estonia for its earlier actions,” Nausėda said. “There are ways to prevent these kinds of incidents in the future, and our Estonian colleagues are now considering how to redirect shipping routes to avoid Russian territorial waters.