The website shtandart.eu has just published an article entitled “The Case of the Sailing Ship Shtandart: Defending Maritime Heritage Against Misinterpretation and Harassment.” This text devotes many pages to portraying the Russian frigate Shtandart as an innocent cultural project, while turning its attacks personally against Bernard Grua, spokesperson of the collective No Shtandart in Europe.
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Is the sanctioned « Shtandart » a Russian spy ship?
By disconnecting its Automatic identification system (AIS) between Norway and France and making a secret stopover in the port of Hvide Sande, the sanctioned Russian ship Shtandart has sparked a wave of outrage and suspicion in Denmark. However, can we claim that it is a Russian spy ship, as suggested by tvSyd, a Danish media ?
The “Shtandart” explicitly banned – the Court of Justice of the European Union puts an end to its deceptive narrative
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)has confirmed that the Russian ship Shtandart has been subject to port sanctions since 16 April 2022. With Vladimir Martus having made public the confidential correspondence received on this subject, a number of organisations and institutions that chose to ignore the texts and disregard the well-founded warnings communicated to them could find themselves in an awkward position.
Press review: Russian ship ‘Shtandart’ in Denmark, July 2025
In the summer of 2025, the Shtandart used all the stratagems of ships belonging to the Russian shadow fleet. But a journalist, alerted by the disconnection of his AIS, foiled the sanctions-avoidance scenario, provoking a wave of indignation in Denmark against the fraudster.
Au cours de l’été 2025, le Shtandart a utilisé tous les stratagèmes des navires appartenant à la flotte fantôme russe. Mais un journaliste, alerté par la déconnexion de son AIS, a déjoué le scénario de contournement des sanctions, provoquant une vague d’indignation, au Danemark, contre le fraudeur.
Summer 2025: Russian ship « Shtandart » plans illegal stopovers in ports of France, UK, Ireland, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Spain & Portugal
For the 2025 summer season, the Shtandart, a Russian propaganda ship under sanctions, has launched its commercial campaign for joining its tour of European ports. This time, it is no longer limited to France, Spain, or even the EU. This illustrates its skipper’s sense of impunity, the confidence he has in his networks of influence and the contempt in which he holds our institutions. This also shows that our countries will only be able to put an end to the fraud that has been going on for more than three years if they follow the Spanish example, i.e. by a concerted ban on their territorial waters.
The "Shtandart" In Europe 