Putin threatens retaliatory seizures of European ships
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting onboard the Russian Navy’s guided missile cruiser Varyag during the final stage of a Pacific Fleet’s naval drills on far eastern Sakhalin Island on August 12, 2026.(Photo by Gavriil Grigorov / POOL / AFP) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday threatened to seize ships belonging to European countries in retaliation for plans to sell off cargo seized from Russian “shadow fleet” vessels.
Putin was speaking aboard the Russian cruiser Varyag off the island of Sakhalin, where Russia’s navy was conducting drills.
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