'We are in trouble': Russia’s fleet modernization program faces more hurdles as sanctions bite

A number of foreign companies that supplied equipment for the new vessels are refusing to send specialists for important work amid wide-scale sanctions imposed on Russia.

A new 86 meter bottom trawler ordered by Arkhangelsk Trawl Fleet.
A new 86 meter bottom trawler ordered by Arkhangelsk Trawl Fleet.Photo: SZRK
Published 9 May 2022, 07:54Updated 9 May 2022, 13:17