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2026 › January › 07
Russian
5 months ago
Jittery. That was Sir Keir Starmer as PMQs began. He blew into the Commons after the Russian supertanker Marinera changed course in the North Atlantic.
Reflagged by Russia, spied on by UK, seized by US: why so much interest in a rusty tanker in the Atlantic? ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Ship has long been part of shadow fleet used to dodge western sanctions. It had no oil onboard – but was it carrying Russian weapons?
A massive, rusty crude oil tanker floating north through the Atlan…
Oil ship seized by the U.S. over Venezuela sanctions was newly registered under Russian flag ⊕
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a story from CNBC ⚠️ › World News
The seized ship, now named Marinera, is just one that Russia has reflagged to join its "dark" fleet.
Moscow Demands U.S. Allow Swift Return of Seized Tanker's Russian Crew ⊕
It did not say how many Russian nationals were on board the Russian-flagged tanker, which U.S. forces had pursued from the coast of Venezuela.
Mystery as freelance Russian journalist, 38, plunges to his death from seventh floor apartment window in Paris 'after threats to his life' ⊖⊖
A Russian freelance journalist has been found dead outside his Paris apartment after plunging from a seventh floor window.
New video said to show US forces shadowing Russian oil tanker ○
Video released by Russian state media is said to show a US coast guard vessel shadowing a Russian-flagged oil tanker.
US military seizes Venezuela-linked Russian oil tanker ○
Russian submarine and warship are in the vicinity as the US operation unfolds, news report says.
Russia brands Keir Starmer 'illiterate' and 'a fool' for vowing to station British troops in Ukraine as Putin attack dog threatens UK with missile strikes ⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
A senior Russian official has branded Sir Keir Starmer as 'illiterate' and 'a fool' after he vowed to base British troops in Ukraine as part of a peace deal.
US forces 'are attempting to board rogue oil tanker in the Atlantic despite presence of Russian vessels' ⊕
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
The United States is attempting to seize a Venezuela-linked oil tanker after a more than two-week-long pursuit across the Atlantic.
Russian Security Forces Raid Moscow Punk Concert – Reports ⊕
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a story from The Moscow Times ✅ › The Moscow Times
Police reportedly ordered concertgoers to lie face down on the floor as they searched phones for subscriptions to anti-war and opposition channels.