Trump spox Karoline Leavitt told reporters today that the crew of the "Bella 1”/“Marinera" — which includes Russian, Ukrainian, and Indian nationals — is subject to prosecution and "will be brought to the U.S. for such prosecution if necessary." Moscow has demanded repatriation for its citizens. https://www.youtube.com/live/pqzh65k7ekw?si=vaGQIfisldLnWfK8&t=2678

No mention of Russia as US forces board an oil tanker in the North Atlantic after pursuing it for weeks.

oh boy: "Russia has dispatched at least one naval vessel to meet and escort an oil tanker that the U.S. military has been pursuing and trying to seize. [...] The tanker is sailing northeast in the Atlantic Ocean between Iceland and Britain with its location transponder active."

Russia Sends Naval Vessel to Escort Oil Tanker U.S. Is Pursuing

The development deepens the confrontation over the tanker formerly known as the Bella 1, which the United States wants to seize but which Russia ha...

I know Russia is on its last leg, totally crippled and on the verge of economic and societal collapse, but I suspect even in these, his final hours, Putin is unlikely to entertain a ceasefire deal that paves the way for British and French "military hubs across Ukraine."