Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev - Deputy head of the Security Council of the #Russian Federation on his #Telegram channel: Western European hounds are barking hysterically about the so-called Russian shadow fleet. Let’s break down what this is actually about. By this, they mean ordinary merchant ships that fly non-Russian flags but carry out shipping operations in our interests. Such a flag is usually called a "flag of convenience" or a "favorable flag.