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By Ben Aris in Berlin Greece launched its biggest and longest naval exercise ever that will limit the movement of Russia’sshadow fleet in its waters, The Bell reported on June 5. Russia has been using Greek waters to facilitate ship-to-ship (STS) oil transfers off the coast as part of its schemes to evade international sanctions. Russian ships don’t have to ask Greece permission to traverse its waters due to the international maritime law on theright of innocent passage. All ships of any state have a free and irreversible right under International Law to make “innocent passage” through the ter…