Keir Starmer mocked by Vladimir Putin as Russian warship sails through Channel despite PM’s vow to seize vessels

Sir Keir Starmer's threat to seize sanctioned Russian tankers has been directly defied by Vladimir Putin after Moscow sent a warship to escort two vessels through the English Channel. Admiral Grigorovich, a Black Sea fleet frigate, accompanied sanctioned ships in British waters earlier today. A British naval vessel trailed the boats, with The Telegraph witnessing the Russian flotilla sailing past RFA Tideforce. However, today's sighting in the Channel came just weeks after Sir Keir granted special forces the authority to capture two sanctioned Russian vessels. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The Prime Minister, who is currently in the Middle East, pledged to hit the shadow fleet "even harder" if it sailed through British waters. However, the UK is still yet to seize a single Russian vessel. The Russian warship's journey through the English Channel marks another blow for Sir Keir, with the Prime Minister facing criticism after an Iranian-made drone hit RAF Akrotiri. HMS Dragon's arrival in the Middle East was also delayed by as much as three weeks after Britain's lone deployable destroyer suffered from water supply issues. LATEST DEVELOPMENTS Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter

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