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Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 30 June 2026UIN 12890

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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to answer Named Day question 10067, due for answer on 18 June 2026.

Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones

Suggestions that the UK’s interdiction of the Russian shadow fleet vessel Smyrtos was staged for publicity purposes are false. While we don’t routinely comment on specific operational details, the footage released was of secondary clearance of all spaces of the ship after the initial securing of the ship had been achieved.

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