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A Russian warship fired warning shots at a British yacht crossing the Channel, an incident condemned as reckless by UK opposition leader Keir Starmer. The Russian defense ministry claimed the yacht was on a dangerous course, a statement disputed by the vessel's British occupants.

Keir Starmer has called the firing of warning shots by a Russian warship at a British yacht sailing across the Channel on Tuesday ‘deeply concerning and reckless’. Russia’s defence ministry said the yacht was on a ‘dangerous course’ and several attempts were made to contact it – a claim disputed by the retired couple onboard the 40ft yacht. Nosheen Iqbal speaks to the Guardian’s defence and security editor, Dan Sabbagh – watch on YouTube Continue reading...