Russia Slams Britain Over Syria-Bound Ship
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV - The Associated Press
MOSCOW -- Russia's foreign minister lashed out at Britain on Thursday for pressuring a Russian-operated ship heading to Syria with a load of weapons to turn back, saying that Moscow won't abide by European Union sanctions against its Arab ally.
Sergey Lavrov said a British insurer's decision to remove the ship's coverage reflected the "unreliability of the British insurance system." He also said the British government defied international law by asking the insurance company to act.
"The EU sanctions aren't part of the international law," he said on nationally broadcast Ekho Moskvy radio.
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The U.K.-based insurer Standard Club said it removed insurance coverage for the ship owner when it became aware it was carrying munitions, a clear breach of its rules. The move forced the ship, the MV Alaed, to turn back toward Russia.
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