The move raises the stakes over the Trump administration’s attempt to seize the Bella 1, which officials say is part of fleet transporting illicit oil ... .
In dramatic Cold War-esque scenes, the Typhoons were thrust into action as Britain was drawn into America's controversial campaign against the Latin American state ....
Russia has deployed a submarine and naval vessels to escort an oil tanker off Venezuela's coast after PresidentMaduro's capture, fuelling concerns over growing global tensions ... .
The Cook Islands says a US sanctioned oil tanker is falsely using their country's identifiers to evade capture ...Others have either been captured, or have spoofed (turned off) their signals to evade tracking, the NYT reported ... ....
The development deepens the confrontation over the tanker formerly known as the Bella 1, which the United States wants to seize but which Russia has sought to protect ... .
Russia has dispatched navy assets to protect a sanctioned oil tanker as it crosses the Atlantic, amid mounting threats from the US to seize the vessel ....
The tanker, now sailing under the name Marinera, is being shadowed by the United States Coast Guard weeks after it left waters near Venezuela. Though the vessel is empty and visibly deteriorating ....
Russia has moved naval vessels into the North Atlantic as tensions rise over an oil tanker sought by Washington, with US officials signaling preparations to seize the ship, according to a report.
WASHINGTON — Russia has dispatched at least one naval vessel to escort an oil tanker being chased by the US forces, according to news reports. .The development deepens the confrontation between the two ....