# Putin threatens to seize European ships wherever Russia ‘deems necessary’

https://mins.news/en/item/20031

- Meduza, 2026-08-12 10:06 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/12/putin-threatens-to-seize-european-ships-wherever-russia-deems-necessary

> Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow would respond in kind if European Union countries seize Russian vessels. He made the remarks during a visit to Pacific Fleet exercises in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. Putin said Russia could seize European ships wherever Moscow considers it necessary. The warning frames any such action as retaliation for the seizure of Russian vessels by EU countries.

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