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Russia protects oil tanker US has been chasing
Russia has sent naval assets to escort an oil tanker that the US has been trying to seize for weeks, according to reporting by the Wall Street Journal and New York Times. Formerly known as the Bella 1,
The deadly attacks on a crucial trade hub have come as the U.S. peace effort continues.
LONDON -- A Russian court on Tuesday extended Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich's pre-trial detention until at least June 30. The journalist was arrested in March 2023 by Russia's powerful domestic intelligence agency, the Federal Security ...
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.
US forces seized two more sanctioned oil tankers as part of its energy quarantine of Venezuela, signaling that the Trump administration will ratchet up its pressure campaign days after capturing President Nicolas Maduro.