Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Moscow may consider striking vessels belonging to countries supporting Ukraine if the recent attacks on Russia’s tanker fleet continues.
The warning comes as Ukrainian maritime drone operations and rising tensions in the Black Sea place commercial shipping at heightened risk.
Putin said in Moscow that the attacks on Russian-linked tankers amounted to piracy, according to reports carried by state media. He indicated that Russia’s initial response would be to widen strikes on port facilities and ships calling at Ukrainian ports.
He also noted that a second option under consideration was retaliatory action against vessels belonging to nations assisting Ukraine in carrying out what he described as piracy.
The warning follows a series of maritime incidents over the past week. Two Russian tankers in the Black Sea were struck in coordinated attacks on Friday and Saturday.
A Ukrainian security source confirmed that Sea Baby
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