Vladimir Putin today dramatically threatened to seize British ships in the Pacific.
He framed the move as a tit-for-tat if Andy Burnham orders the arrest of more Russian shadow fleet tankers carrying oil to boost Moscow‘s war coffers.
Dressed in naval-style uniform, Putin went aboard the missile cruiser Varyag for Pacific Fleet war games, as a show of strength to the West.
His fleet commander, Admiral Viktor Liina, said that he had identified 26 British commercial vessels since April in Russia‘s exclusive economic zone, adding: ‘We have the capabilities to inspect and detain vessels from unfriendly states and their shadow fleet…We are ready
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