WorldUK defends seizing shadow fleet tanker after Putin threat

The UK has defended the seizure of the Russian-linked shadow fleet tanker MT Smyrtos in the English Channel, saying Royal Marines and law-enforcement officers acted in full accordance with international law. Vladimir Putin warned Russia would respond in kind to Western vessel seizures.

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