Prime Minister Keir Starmer described the warning shots fired by a Russian warship as an effort to avoid a collision, but acknowledged the incident was 'deeply concerning' given Russia's aggressive actions across Europe, according to an English-language defense monitoring channel.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer described the warning shots fired by a Russian warship in the English Channel as an effort to avoid a collision, but acknowledged the incident was 'deeply concerning' given Russia's aggressive actions across Europe, according to a single open-source defense monitoring channel. Starmer's characterization of the event comes after the Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich fired warning shots at the British-flagged yacht Bright Future on Tuesday, as The Zioneer reported. The UK prime minister did not specify what further actions the British government would take. The statement is Starmer's first on-record comment on the incident since Russia's Defense Ministry released its version of events. No official UK government readout of the prime minister's remarks has been published beyond the channel's report, and it remains unclear whether Starmer spoke publicly or in a briefing. The exchange is the latest in a series of confrontations between Russian and British vessels in the English Channel this week, including the UK's boarding of a Russian-linked shadow fleet tanker on Sunday and a subsequent Russian Foreign Ministry warning to the British embassy in Moscow on Wednesday.
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