A ship captain has been charged after the UK’s first seizure of a suspected Russian shadow tanker in the Channel.

In a post on social media, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the operation delivered "yet another blow to Russia". #EuropeNews

Britain’s armed forces boarded and detained a sanctioned tanker, the Smyrtos, in the English Channel on Sunday

The vessel Smyrtos, sailing under a Cameroon flag, was boarded by Royal Marine Commandos