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Britain says tanker seizure is a win for trans-Atlantic security but tensions loom over Greenland
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A boat sails past the oil tanker Nord Star, Panama, on Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. - photo by AP Photo/Edgar Frias
LONDON (AP) — The U.S. seizure of a Venezuela-linked oil tanker in the North Atlantic was seen by some as the unilateral action of an America-first government with scant regard for other countries' views. Britain calls it an example of trans-Atlantic cooperation in support of international rules. The U.K. government argues that the interception of the vessel by American special forces backed by British sea and air support, alongside a U.S. pledge of security guarantees for Ukraine, vindicate Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s efforts to keep Trump from abandoning America’s European allies.