He noted that many of the ships operated by British, French and other European carriers fly the flags of other nations, effectively making them a "shadow fleet". "We have enough assets for inspection and detention of vessels of the unfriendly nations and their shadow fleet," Liina told Putin. France and the UK have detained tankers suspected of being of Russia's "shadow fleet" shipping oil in violation of international sanctions. The EU has sanctioned hundreds of "shadow fleet" ships. "There are a great many such vessels, and our military is capable of dramatically expanding operations well beyond the Black Sea basin."