Public Seminar: Russia’s Shadow Fleet — Challenges and Policy Responses
Russia’s shadow fleet poses challenges that extend well beyond sanctions evasion, encompassing maritime safety, environmental risks, threats to critical infrastructure, and broader security concerns in European waters.
This public seminar will bring together researchers and practitioners to discuss recent developments in Russia’s shadow fleet activities and the implications for European coastal states. The panel will consider current policy responses, remaining enforcement gaps, and options for strengthening action against the shadow fleet. Panelists include:
- Anatolii Kravtsev, Research Lead on Shadow Fleet, KSE Institute
- Anna Vlasyuk, Head of International Law and Policy Research, KSE Institute
- Yevgeniy Golovchenko, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen
- Bohdan Bernatskyi, Researcher, DIIS Centre for Ukraine Research
And more…
The debate will be moderated by Johannes Riber (Postdoc/Military analyst, Centre for Military Studies)
Time: Friday, October 23, 2026, at 14:00-15:30
Place: CSS (Centre for Health and Societies), Øster Farimagsgade 5, 1353 Købenavn K, in room 2.0.63.
Register here no later than 22 October.
The seminar is organised by Kiev School of Economics Institute, DIIS Centre for Ukraine Research, the Department of Political Science and the Centre for Military Studies at the University of Copenhagen.
Invitation
