{"id":307817,"date":"2026-01-08T09:00:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T09:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-is-russia-so-reserved-in-its-reaction-to-the-us-tanker-seizures-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T09:00:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T09:00:27","slug":"why-is-russia-so-reserved-in-its-reaction-to-the-us-tanker-seizures-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-is-russia-so-reserved-in-its-reaction-to-the-us-tanker-seizures-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is Russia so reserved in its reaction to the US&#8217; tanker seizures? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/mOKbQnTSla4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why is Russia so reserved in its reaction to the US' tanker seizures? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mOKbQnTSla4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The United States says it has seized two oil tankers linked to Venezuela that it alleges were conducting illicit activities. One of the ships was taken in the North Atlantic and was a part of Russia&#8217;s so-called &quot;shadow fleet&quot;. US officials say the tankers&#8217; crews will now face criminal charges in the US.<\/p>\n<p>#Venezuela #Russia #oiltankers<br \/>\nFor more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States says it has seized two oil tankers linked to Venezuela that it alleges were conducting illicit activities. One of the ships was taken in the North Atlantic and was a part of Russia&#8217;s so-called &quot;shadow fleet&quot;. 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