In December 2025, Visegrad24 published an article by Alexander Francis Shaw discussing the situation of the Russian ship Shtandart and its exclusion from UK ports and the Tall Ships Races. I am grateful for the attention it has brought to this important matter.
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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.
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.
The "Shtandart" In Europe 