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 "slug": "eu-irini-extended-march-2029-russia-shadow-fleet-task-council-decision-2026-2243-unscr-2292-expired",
 "title": "EU Extends Operation IRINI to March 2029 and Tasks It With Constraining Russia's Shadow Fleet — Council Decision (CFSP) 2026/2243",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/eu-irini-extended-march-2029-russia-shadow-fleet-task-council-decision-2026-2243-unscr-2292-expired/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/eu-irini-extended-march-2029-russia-shadow-fleet-task-council-decision-2026-2243-unscr-2292-expired/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-10-09T19:29:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-10-19T19:29:30.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLuxembourg, 9 October 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * The Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2026/2243 on 9 October, published in the Official Journal on 12 October: EUNAVFOR MED IRINI, due to end on 31 March 2027, now ends on 31 March 2029\n * A new paragraph says the operation \"shall contribute to constraining Russia's 'shadow fleet'\", as defined by IMO Assembly Resolution A.1192(33), \"in compliance with\" the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, \"through a whole-of-route approach\"\n * Further n",
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