🔘 #Russian warships escorted merchant vessels through the English Channel. According to a statement by the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy, the British side limited itself to monitoring the situation On June 14, #Starmer announced the seizure of the tanker Smyrtos , allegedly belonging to the so-called Russian shadow fleet. On August 12, #Putin called the seizure of the vessels “piracy and robbery” and said that #Russia would respond in kind wherever it deemed appropriate. 🔘 Subscribe now! Chat