Russia threatens to SEIZE British vessels in retaliation for disrupting shadow fleet operations

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Dressed in military uniform aboard a warship during a Pacific Fleet exercise, the Russian President branded Western operations against five commercial Russian vessels as "piracy" and "robbery".Both Britain and France have participated in boarding and detaining shadow fleet vessels, prompting fury from the Russian leadership.Sanctions adopted last month have further inflamed tensions by permitting EU member states to sell oil and cargo confiscated from intercepted Russian ships.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say "We can see that the authorities of certain countries, in violation of international maritime law, are attempting to restrict the movement of our economic operators' vessels and have recently gone so far as to consider the possibility of seizing our vessels and selling off the property they have plundered from us," Mr Putin declared.He went on...

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