Slant Eyed Polack
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Link: US seizes Russian-flagged tanker in Atlantic as UK confirms it gave support to operation
The US has seized an oil tanker sailing under the Russian flag that it has accused of breaking American sanctions and shipping Iranian oil.
The Marinera, formerly the Bella 1, was intercepted in the North Atlantic by US forces after they attempted to board it in the Caribbean last month.
The White House said the ship was "deemed stateless after flying a false flag", but Russia has said that the vessel had been granted "temporary permission to sail under the State Flag of the Russian Federation" on Christmas Eve.
"No state has the right to use force against vessels properly registered in other countries' jurisdictions," the Russian transport ministry said after the seizure...
Waitaminit - I've been reliably informed that Trump is a Russian stooge. There's no way this ever happened; the BBC just made this up. It's no different than The Jetsons documentary I grew up watching, which promised flying cars by now. Don't believe the media - no more fake news!!
The US has seized an oil tanker sailing under the Russian flag that it has accused of breaking American sanctions and shipping Iranian oil.
The Marinera, formerly the Bella 1, was intercepted in the North Atlantic by US forces after they attempted to board it in the Caribbean last month.
The White House said the ship was "deemed stateless after flying a false flag", but Russia has said that the vessel had been granted "temporary permission to sail under the State Flag of the Russian Federation" on Christmas Eve.
"No state has the right to use force against vessels properly registered in other countries' jurisdictions," the Russian transport ministry said after the seizure...
Waitaminit - I've been reliably informed that Trump is a Russian stooge. There's no way this ever happened; the BBC just made this up. It's no different than The Jetsons documentary I grew up watching, which promised flying cars by now. Don't believe the media - no more fake news!!
