
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the country will respond in a mirror manner to Western attempts to detain civilian ships anywhere in the world's oceans, including the Baltic, Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans, speaking at the Valdai Forum.
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The statement comes amid growing tensions between Russia and the West, including incidents of ship detentions and sanctions pressure.
Russia will mirror the West's response to attempts to detain civilian ships anywhere in the world's oceans. Russian President Vladimir Putin stated this on the sidelines of a plenary meeting of the Valdai international discussion club, RIA Novosti reports.
“The World Ocean does not end only with the Baltic and North Atlantic regions, and there are other territories of the World Ocean, and we will act in a mirror way. Maybe in the Baltic, and in the Atlantic Ocean, and maybe in the Pacific, somewhere in the Indian - I don’t know. Where it will be more profitable for us, we will act there. Who needs it? Nobody needs it,” the head of state emphasized.
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