"Russia confirmed Friday that the United States had agreed to free two Russian crew members from a Russian-flagged oil tanker seized earlier this week. The vessel Marinera is alleged to be part of the shadow fleet transporting oil for countries including Venezuela,
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova saying in a statement, "At our request, U.S. President Donald Trump has decided to release two Russian citizens aboard the Marinera tanker, who were previously detained by the United States during an operation in the North Atlantic."
"We welcome this decision and express our gratitude to the US leadership," she added. Simultaneously Putin's special envoy and top negotiator Kirill Dmitriev wrote on Telegram that Trump had ordered the release of "all Russians" aboard the Marinera."
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