{
  "id": 656311,
  "title": "Putin threatens retaliation as Europe tightens grip on Russia’s shadow fleet",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/putin-threatens-retaliation-as-europe-tightens-grip-on-russias-shadow",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T09:24:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
    "slug": "the-vibes",
    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/world/126106/putin-threatens-retaliation-as-europe-tightens-grip-on-russias-shadow-fleet"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin has warned that Moscow will retaliate if European countries seize Russian merchant vessels, sharpening tensions over the EU’s escalating crackdown on Russia’s so-called shadow fleet. Putin’s warning comes as European ...",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}