NATO Member Seizes Russian Oil Tanker: US-Led Bloc Edges Putin Toward War After Invasion Panic?

Britain has carried out a dramatic operation against a vessel it says is linked to Russia’s sanctions-busting shadow fleet. Royal Marines, law enforcement officers and military assets intercepted the tanker Smyrtos in the English Channel during a coordinated dawn raid. Prime Minister Keir Starmer described the move as “another blow” to Vladimir Putin’s war machine, while Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky praised the operation and urged further action against Russian oil shipments. The seizure comes amid escalating Russia-NATO tensions and renewed debate over how far Western nations should go to restrict Moscow’s energy revenues. INTERNATIONAL NEWS #UK #Russia #ShadowFleet #SMYRTOS #KeirStarmer #Ukraine #NATO #OilSanctions #RoyalMarines #EnglishChannel #Putin #WarInUkraine Download the Hindustan Times App from Playstore/App Store for all the latest news & updates. google app store : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ht.news&hl=en_IN&pli=1 Apple Store : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ht.news&hl=en_IN&pli=1 Add Hindustan Times as your preferred source on Google. Click here: https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=hindustan%20times Hindustan Times Videos brings all the News for the Global Indian under one umbrella. We break down news from across the globe from the unique lens of a Rising India. Tune in for Explainers, Opinions, Analysis and a 360 degree view of big events in India and the World which impact your present and future. Follow the Hindustan Times Channel on WhatsApp for News Alerts, Top Stories and Editor picks. Join Us Today - https://www.bit.ly/3PQ4kSv Subscribe to the Hindustan Times YT channel and press the bell icon to get notified when we go live. Visit our website https://www.hindustantimes.com/ Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/htTweets Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hindustantimes