Putin Says Russia Ready to Respond to Ship Seizures, Calls on West 'to Be Friends'
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow had noted European military drills in the Baltic Sea involving the practice of seizing civilian vessels, according to Russian state news agency TASS.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia had taken note of European military exercises conducted in the Baltic Sea, including drills that practiced the seizure of civilian vessels, TASS reported.
According to the report, Putin stated that Russia was prepared to respond to such seizures of ships.
Putin also called on Western nations "to be friends," TASS said, without providing further detail on the context of the remark.
The report did not specify the venue or date of Putin's remarks, nor did it provide additional details on the nature of the European drills referenced or any recent incidents involving the seizure of vessels.
TASS is a Russian state-owned news agency. Independent confirmation of the details in Putin's statement was not immediately available.
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- Putin says Russia ready to respond to seizure of ships, calls on West 'to be friends' — TASS (Russia)
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