Russia’s foreign ministry warned the US seizure of a Russian-flagged tanker on Wednesday risked creating “further military and political tension in the Euro-Atlantic”, hinting that it risked provoking further violent incidents at sea.
The ministry said on Thursday that the US seizure of the Marinera was an “egregious violation of the fundamental principles and norms of international law” that “visibly lowers the threshold for the use of force” against maritime vessels.
The seizure will concern Russia, which is now likely to ship an increasing amount of its oil on sanctioned vessels such as the Marinera, that claim Russian nationality but had previously been operating without a flag state.
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