UK defends seizing shadow fleet tanker after Putin threat
The UK government says it is "disrupting and deterring shadow fleet vessels" in accordance with the law.
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"If these plans are put into practice, we will have to respond in kind."
— Vladimir Putin , Politician
"Nothing other than piracy and banditry."
— Vladimir Putin , Politician
"We have the capacity to inspect and detain vessels of unfriendly states and their shadow fleets."
— Viktor Liina , Other
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The UK government says it is "disrupting and deterring shadow fleet vessels" in accordance with the law.
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