The U.S. is conducting a maritime operation to seize a Venezuela-linked oil tanker following a weeks-long pursuit, multiple outlets reported Wednesday.
The United States launched an operation Wednesday to seize a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the Atlantic, two U.S. officials told NBC News, following a dramatic weekslong chase on the high seas
U.S. forces have seized a Russia-flagged tanker in the North Atlantic after a dramatic pursuit that began near Venezuelan waters, marking a sharp escalation in Washington’s enforcement of its global blockade on sanctioned Venezuelan oil
By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — United States forces boarded and seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the Atlantic Ocean Wednesday following a weeks-long chase on the high seas which has escalated tensions with Moscow and piled further pressure on its ally Venezuela.
The U.S. seizure of a Russian-flagged oil tanker threatened new pressure on the “shadow fleet” that has helped prop up President Vladimir Putin’s economy
The U.S. seizure of a newly Russian-flagged oil tanker linked to Venezuela sanctions evasion marks a significant escalation in maritime enforcement, undermining Moscow’s reflagging strategy and deepening geopolitical tensions.
Russia on Thursday strongly condemned the U.S. seizure of an oil tanker, heralding a new chill in relations between Moscow and Washington that could spread to other areas and affect President Donald Trump’s efforts to persuade Russia to end its nearly four-year war in Ukraine.
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