Russia accuses US of stoking 'military-political tension' with tanker seizure
Russia accused the United States on Thursday of endangering global maritime security and escalating tensions following the U.S. seizure of a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic on Wednesday.
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- Published Date: 04:59 | 08 January 2026
Russia on Thursday accused the United States of stoking tensions and threatening international shipping with its seizure of a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic a day earlier.
Moscow's foreign ministry said the move will "only result in further military and political tensions", adding that it was worried by "Washington's willingness to generate acute international crisis situations."
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