politics
March 5, 2026
Ukrainian attack on Russian LNG tanker a ‘terrorist act’
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called a Ukrainian drone strike on a Russian LNG tanker near Malta a “terrorist act”
TL;DR
- A Russian LNG carrier, the Arctic Metagaz, was hit by Ukrainian unmanned boats near Malta.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin described the incident as a "terrorist act" and warned of potential sabotage against the Blue Stream and TurkStream gas pipelines.
- Ukraine has previously acknowledged striking a Russian-linked oil tanker off the coast of Libya.
- There are warnings from Russia's FSB chief about joint Ukrainian and UK preparations for attacks on the TurkStream pipeline and other Russian infrastructure.
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