British armed forces supported Washington’s dramatic capture of the Marinera in the Atlantic as global tensions grow

The Venezuelan tanker hastily painted a Russian flag on its side after fleeing US blockade in the Caribbean Sea

US officials have a warrant to seize the Russian-flagged ship accused of breaking sanctions.

British military are reportedly among Nato forces tracking the tanker

The planes’ arrival comes as US jets pursue a sanctioned Venezuelan oil tanker now flying under a Russian flag near the British coast

The operation ratcheted up tensions with Moscow as the US flexes its military might in the Caribbean.

The seizure of the oil tanker Marinera and Britain’s role in it is an embarrassing farce, writes world affair editor Sam Kiley on the Venezuelan-Colombian border

The Marinera, registered under a Russian flag, is the third sanctioned tanker the US has seized in recent weeks, Alex Croft reports

British armed forces supported Washington’s dramatic capture of the Marinera in the Atlantic as global tensions grow

Lucy Hough speaks to the Russian affairs correspondent Pjotr Sauer

Operations mark latest demonstration of brazen US military power and reach

Trump claimed that American companies would be sending workers to Venezuela to help rebuild the nation’s oil industry infrastructure

The Tavian’s route comes a day after Britain helped US forces capture a Russian-flagged vessel the Marinera, previously linked to Venezuela , between Iceland and Scotland