"Everyone associates the Cook Islands with New Zealand", so a Cooks vessel possibly aiding Russia's shadow fleet isn't ideal, ...

The shadow fleet "threatens security and the environment, while funding Russia's war budget," Kaja Kallas, chief of foreign policy for the European Union, said to Politico. Four telecom cables — ...

"Had it continued for another 12 minutes, the carnage would have been much worse than the four basic cables that were there," ...

The Group of Seven democracies have sought to crimp Russia’s oil export earnings that help fund the war against Ukraine.

On Christmas Day, authorities in Estonia and Finland noted the sudden interruption of the Estlink 2 undersea electricity ...

In total, the United States is sanctioning 183 oil-carrying vessels, Russian oil traders and oilfield providers, the two ...

27 (UPI) --A vessel delivering oil for Russia was seized by Finnish authorities ... which is registered in the Cook Islands. The seizure is part of an investigation into where the Estlink 2 ...

Russia's use of off-the-books ships began shortly after the EU placed sanctions on it after the invasion of Ukraine.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) said New Zealand was concerned about Russia’s use of a “shadow fleet” of vessels to circumvent sanctions. The Cook Islands self-governs in ...