UK defends seizing shadow fleet tanker after Putin threat
UK defends seizing shadow fleet tanker after Putin threatImage source, Ministry of DefenceImage caption, Royal Marine Commandos were involved in the operation to seize the MT SmyrtosByJoshua Nevett, Political reporter and Laura Gozzi, Europe reporterPublished13 August 2026,…
- ▪UK defends seizing shadow fleet tanker after Putin threatImage source, Ministry of DefenceImage caption, Royal Marine Commandos were involved in the operation to seize the MT SmyrtosByJoshua Nevett, Political reporter and Laura Gozzi, Europ
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| Publication time | Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:05:03 GMT |
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UK defends seizing shadow fleet tanker after Putin threatImage source, Ministry of DefenceImage caption, Royal Marine Commandos were involved in the operation to seize the MT SmyrtosByJoshua Nevett, Political reporter and Laura Gozzi, Europe reporterPublished13 August 2026, 10:52 BSTUpdated 5 minutes agoThe UK government has defended its seizure of a Russian "shadow fleet" oil tanker in the English Channel, after Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to "respond in kind".The Smyrtos has been anchored off Weymouth after Royal Marines Commandos intercepted and boarded the vessel in a first-of-its-kind operation to disrupt the sanctioned tanker in June.The vessel's captain, Ajay Pant, has been charged with breaching Russian sanctions, accused of directly or indirectly supplying or…
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