We got the first comprehensive internal description of the structurally illegal operation of the frigate Shtandart. The document in question concerns Portugal. We believe that the maritime authorities, police forces and intelligence services of that country should be informed, especially since the Russian offender is expected to sail in their waters again in spring 2026.
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September 2025 in Images: How the Fraud of the Russian Ship “Shtandart” Crashed Against Portugal?
September 2025 marked the spectacular collapse of the Russian tall ship Shtandart’s deception along the Portuguese coast. For years, this vessel — presented as a “historical replica” and a symbol of friendship between nations — had in fact operated as a propaganda and influence platform connected to the Kremlin. After being turned away from port after port across Europe, the Shtandart finally met its reckoning in Portugal.
The case of the sailing ship Shtandart: defending maritime heritage against misinterpretation and harassment
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.
Alert: Imminent risk of illegal entry into Spanish southern territorial waters and ports by the Russian vessel « Shtandart »
The Russian vessel Shtandart, despite the explicit prohibition by the Court of Justice of the European Union, continues attempting to enter EU ports. Following recent incidents in Galicia and Portugal, the international collective No Shtandart in Europe alerts the Spanish authorities of the imminent risk of incursions into the country’s southern waters.
Alert: Violation of Spanish Territorial Waters by the « Shtandart », a Sanctioned Russian Vessel
The presence of the Shtandart in Spanish waters is not a simple maritime incident but a clear breach of European sanctions and Spain’s national sovereignty. This ship, a symbol of Russian propaganda and previously expelled from Spain in 2024, returned to Galicia in September 2025, openly defying the country’s decisions. Its presence undermines the credibility of the European Union’s restrictive measures and requires a firm and immediate response from the Spanish authorities.
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 release: Russian ship “Shtandart” in Ireland, July 2025
The Russian propaganda ship Shtandart (MMSI: 518999255) is expected to dock very soon, today or tomorrow, in Dublin. However, it may also call at other Irish ports. We alert the Irish authorities so that they can prevent this fraud relating to European sanctions in their ports and territorial waters.
Letter to Mr Gabriel Attal concerning the misleading rhetoric of Thierry Clerc, lawyer for the Russian vessel “Shtandart”, circumventing European sanctions
Thierry Clerc, Clerc & Partners, the lawyer counsel to the “Shtandart”, a vessel in breach of European sanctions, has revealed his panic at the prospect of a sixty-member Ukrainian association’s draft letter to Mr Gabriel Attal, President of the France-Ukraine Friendship Group at the French National Assembly. The prebendary of Russian Vladimir Martus has sent our former Prime Minister a jumble of documents in support of his usual rhetoric aimed at creating confusion. His misleading pamphlet is debunked here.
Sanctions alert: in La Rochelle, the Russian vessel Shtandart continues to circumvent EU regulations, despite the clarification from the European Council and the decision by the French Council of State
Letter from the ‘Union des Ukrainiens de France’ and the ‘No Shtandart in Europe’ collective to the European Commission, for the attention of the department responsible for monitoring the application of sanctions.
Brest, London 2024 : the chaika « Presvyata Pokrova » and her diplomatic mission
Here a selection of articles evidencing how the cossack chaika « Presvyata Pokrova » is an outstanding ambassador for Ukraine and for Lviv, the historical city where she was born. All the friends of Ukraine are very proud of her recent achievements in Brest and London.
The "Shtandart" In Europe 