Keir Starmer mocked by Vladimir Putin as Russian warship sails through Channel despite PM’s vow to seize vessels
Sir Keir Starmer's threat to seize sanctioned Russian tankers has been directly defied by Vladimir Putin after Moscow sent a warship to escort two vessels through the English Channel.
Admiral Grigorovich, a Black Sea fleet frigate, accompanied sanctioned ships in British waters on Wednesday.
A British naval vessel trailed the boats, with The Telegraph witnessing the Russian flotilla sailing past RFA Tideforce.
However, today's sighting in the Channel comes just weeks after Sir Keir granted special forces the authority to capture two sanctioned Russian vessels.
The Prime Minister, who is currently in the Middle East, pledged to hit the shadow fleet "even harder" if it sailed through British waters.
However, the UK is yet to seize a single Russian vessel.
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