{"id":369441,"date":"2026-08-12T16:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/putin-threatens-to-respond-in-kind-if-west-keeps-seizing-russian-cargo-ships\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T16:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:00:09","slug":"putin-threatens-to-respond-in-kind-if-west-keeps-seizing-russian-cargo-ships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/putin-threatens-to-respond-in-kind-if-west-keeps-seizing-russian-cargo-ships\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin threatens to &#8216;respond in kind&#8217; if West keeps seizing Russian cargo ships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/O9apQmUdXW4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Putin threatens to 'respond in kind' if West keeps seizing Russian cargo ships\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O9apQmUdXW4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to seize European ships in retaliation for plans to intercept Russian vessels suspected of being part of Moscow\u2019s \u201cshadow fleet\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Putin said Moscow would carry out its own seizures \u201cwherever we deem it necessary and appropriate\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to seize European ships in retaliation for plans to intercept Russian vessels suspected of being part of Moscow\u2019s \u201cshadow fleet\u201d. 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