UK PM Starmer Calls Channel Incident Involving Russian Warship ‘Reckless’
Low Severity
Europe
Ukraine
Date OccurredJun 17, 202608:18 UTC
Event TypeMaritime & Logistics
SourcegCaptain
RecordedJun 17, 2026
Full Description
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday the firing of warning shots by a Russian frigate to divert a UK-flagged civilian yacht near British territorial waters was reckless and deeply con