Russian President Vladimir Putin called the attacks on tankers carrying Russian oil through the Black Sea piracy and vowed retaliatory measures against Ukraine.
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- Russia will expand the range of strikes on Ukrainian ports and ships entering them in response to the attacks on tankers, Putin emphasized.
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- He noted that Russia is acting on Ukraine "surgery-style," this is not a literal war. If Kyiv continues piracy against Russian ships, then in that case, Russia "will cut Ukraine off from the sea."