Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov told Russian media on the 13th that Russia will “decide for itself” which Western ships to seize as a countermeasure against Western countries seizing Russian ships. Lavrov said that Western countries treat “acts of banditry and piracy” as their official policy, Russia will independently choose seizure targets from ships serving the interests of Western countries, and “it will be Russia's own decision” as to how to deal with it.

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov told Russian media on the 13th that Russia will “decide for itself” which Western ships to seize as a countermeasure against Western countries seizing Russian ships. Lavrov said that Western countries treat “acts of banditry and piracy” as their official policy, Russia will independently choose seizure targets from ships serving the interests of Western countries, and “it will be Russia's own decision” as to how to deal with it.