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America seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker Marinera, after which there is a situation of confrontation between the two countries in the Atlantic Ocean. Russia called this action of America as piracy. According to American officials, their warships including Russian submarines are present in the sea where their army carried out this operation. The Russian Transport Ministry said that they lost contact after the US Navy boarded the tanker.
What did Russia say on American operation?
News agency TASS reports that the Russian Foreign Ministry said that it is keeping a close eye on the landing of US forces on the Marinera tanker. Moscow has immediately sought information about the Russian citizen in the crew aboard the tanker. The ministry aims to ensure humane and respectful treatment of Russian citizens and protect their rights.
America is committing robbery at sea: Russia
Russia said that America should not face any problem in sending back the Russian citizens present in the ship soon. The Russian Transport Ministry said, ‘According to the United Nations Maritime Code of 1982, no state has the right to use force against ships duly registered under the jurisdiction of other states.’ Andrei Klishas, a lawmaker close to Putin, said that the American capture of the tanker is sheer piracy.
Britain helped America
Britain supported him in the American campaign. Britain’s Defense Ministry said it supported the US operation with surveillance from the Royal Air Force. The ministry said that its step has been taken under international law.
According to the US, it has seized two banned oil tankers belonging to Venezuela in two consecutive operations in the North Atlantic and Caribbean Sea. One of these tankers had a Russian flag on it. An oil tanker belonging to Venezuela had escaped by dodging the US Coast Guard.
US Home Department Secretary Kristi Noem said, ‘The US Coast Guard team has seized two shadow fleet tankers Bella-1 and Sophia. During the chase, he also changed his flag and wrote a new name on the ship.
What did America say about Venezuelan oil?
The US said Trump would make it easier to sell and transport Venezuelan oil to global markets by ‘selectively’ lifting the sanctions. According to the report of news agency Reuters, the American official said that the effort to capture the Russian tanker was not successful in just one night, but it took several weeks of hard work. White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller said in a statement on social media, ‘Marine energy transportation will be permitted only if it is consistent with US law and national security.’