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CSIS Issues Commentary: Ghost Busters - Options for Breaking Russia's Shadow Fleet
December 16, 2025
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Dec. 15, 2025:

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Ghost Busters: Options for Breaking Russia's Shadow Fleet

By Benjamin Jensen and Jose M. Macias III

Victory in Ukraine will prove elusive without finding ways to counter Russia's use of illicit maritime trade to sustain its war economy. That is, Ukraine and its Western backers need to resurrect the idea of . . .

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