U.S. tanker seizures put pressure on Russian 'shadow fleet' and Putin's economy

> The American operation to take over the Bella 1 in the North Atlantic after a high-seas chase that began off #Venezuela was “a gross violation” of maritime law, #Russia’s foreign ministry said Thursday. It expressed “regret and concern” over Washington’s “readiness to generate acute international crisis situations.”

> The saga has highlighted the mixed response in the country to the fallout from the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

https://www.nbcnews.com/world/russia/us-tanker-seizures-russia-shadow-fleet-putin-economy-oil-venezuela-rcna252963 #NicolásMaduro