# UK defends seizing shadow fleet tanker after Putin threat

https://mins.news/en/item/21095

- BBC News, 2026-08-13 09:52 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn0npn249qvo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> 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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