Kremlin mouthpiece says Russia should ‘rig oil tankers with bombs’ after ship intercepted off UK coast

Sir Keir Starmer authorised an interception of a Russian tanker today (Picture: PA)

Russia has threatened to mine its sanctions-busting tankers and trigger explosions if they are seized again by British forces.

Earlier today, Sir Keir Starmer said he authorised the interception of the Russian vessel ‘SMYRTOS’ by the Royal Marines. 

The vessel had been seized after leaving the oil-exporting port of Ust-Luga in the Baltic Sea on June 1.  

Kremlin mouthpiece Dmitry Rogozin, a senator and former Russian representative to NATO, called for Russia to mine its shadow fleet t...