Putin envoy ties U.K. tanker detention to migrant crisis after alien plea
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Kirill Dmitriev, the Russian presidential envoy and head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, attends a session at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia June 4, 2026. (Photo: REUTERS/Anastasia Barashkova)
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s special representative
Kirill Dmitriev linked the
detention of a Russian shadow fleet tanker in the English Channel to what
he claimed was an attempt to distract from Britain’s migration crisis.
In a post on X, Dmitriev commented on Prime Minister Keir
Starmer’s announcement that Britain had intercepted a Russian shadow fleet
vessel, saying London was trying to “distract” Britain by escalating the
conflict instead of addressing migration problems.
On June 10, Dmitriev called on aliens to show their
omnipotence and persuade the British prime minister to voluntarily leave
office.
“Dear aliens, as you prepare for contact with humanity,
please show your omnipotence and kindness by convincing Keir Starmer to
resign,” Putin’s special representative wrote.
In Dmitriev’s view, such a step could allegedly give hope to
all of Western civilization, which he believes is going through a systemic
crisis.
Britain detains Russian shadow fleet tanker for first time — details
On June 14, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced the
interception of a Russian shadow fleet tanker that was trying to pass through
the English Channel.
Starmer said the operation was successful and called it
another blow to Russia.
Aircraft from the Maritime Aviation Group, RAF P-8 aircraft
and the naval vessels HMS Sutherland and HMS Ledbury took part in the
operation.
The U.K. Defense Ministry said the vessel Smyrtos would be
detained and kept under supervision off England’s southern coast while an
investigation continues.
The ministry also said Russia’s shadow fleet, which numbers
more than 700 vessels and carries 75% of sanctioned Russian oil, is a critical
supply line for the Kremlin.
Ukraine’s HUR military intelligence agency said the Smyrtos
tanker “has been involved in the export of Russian oil and petroleum products
mainly since March 2025 from Russia’s Kozmino port in the Pacific region.”
Since February 2025, the tanker’s owner and commercial
manager has been Daira Shipping Ltd., a company registered in the Seychelles.
The vessel is sanctioned by the EU, Switzerland, the U.K.,
Ukraine and Canada.
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