Moscow reacted to the US seizure of the Russian-flagged tanker Marinera.

January 7 2026 27 047 89

Moscow has demanded that Washington ensure humane and dignified treatment for Russian citizens aboard the Mariner oil tanker, which was detained by US forces. This was stated in an official statement by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Russian Foreign Ministry emphasized that Russia is closely monitoring reports of the boarding of American military personnel on a Russian-flagged vessel. The ministry stated that the United States should not impede the speedy return of Russian nationals to their homeland and is obligated to strictly respect their rights and legitimate interests.

Formerly the United States Coast Guard задержала The Marinera oil tanker was seized in the North Atlantic. The U.S. European Command officially confirmed the vessel's detention. According to available information, the tanker changed course after its seizure and is currently being escorted toward Scotland.

The Pentagon had been monitoring the vessel since late December. During the pursuit, the tanker changed its country of registration and was added to the Russian registry, raising the Russian flag.

Against this backdrop, it is reported that the US Navy is continuing its pursuit of four more oil tankers. These vessels, located off the coast of Venezuela, also flew Russian flags, were added to the Russian ship registry, and were assigned home ports of Sochi and Taganrog. According to available information, an attempt to seize them by force may be made in the near future.

Earlier, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth stated that the United States intends to detain tankers carrying Venezuelan oil around the world, regardless of their location or flag.

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Latus

+53

7 January 2026 19: 16

They used to laugh at Venezuela, now it's their turn to laugh at us.
1. Afinogen
  
  +1
  
  7 January 2026 19: 23
  
  Venezuela used to be laughed at
  
  With Venezuela, things are different; there was a change of power there. The Americans bought everything and everyone.
  As the ancient proverb goes.
  
  A donkey loaded with gold will take any fortress.
  1. Perun61
    
    +41
    
    7 January 2026 19: 40
    
    With Venezuela, things are different; there was a change of power there. The Americans bought everything and everyone.
    
    And in Russia there is no need to even buy anyone, the entire leadership is already working for the US, some have even given half of the country's gold and foreign exchange reserves to support the enemy army.
    1. Dormidontov_Dormidont
      
      -1
      
      8 January 2026 18: 46
      
      Quote from Perun61
      With Venezuela, things are different; there was a change of power there. The Americans bought everything and everyone.
      
      And in Russia there is no need to even buy anyone, the entire leadership is already working for the US, some have even given half of the country's gold and foreign exchange reserves to support the enemy army.
      
      You yourself are the corrupt propagandist who writes your vile comments under this article.
  2. Inquisitor
    
    +2
    
    8 January 2026 05: 13
    
    Quote: Athenogen
    As the ancient proverb goes.
    A donkey loaded with gold will take any fortress.
    
    And, what is characteristic, after the capture of the fortress, the donkey with gold can be taken away and used again.
2. skeptic
  
  +5
  
  7 January 2026 21: 01
  
  Quote: Latus
  They used to laugh at Venezuela, now it's their turn to laugh at us.
  
  Laughing at Venezuela is bad form. Laughing at the behavior of our authorities is a hybrid, a disgraceful combination of external servility and internal, senseless show-offs.
Afinogen

+43

7 January 2026 19: 16

Moscow has demanded that Washington ensure humane and dignified treatment of Russian citizens aboard the oil tanker Mariner.

Original Well, if you want to seize Russian tankers, go ahead, but don't hurt the sailors too much; they're Russian, after all. It's not a disgrace, it's a disgrace...
1. AdeptV
  
  +19
  
  7 January 2026 20: 53
  
  The answer is truly disgraceful. 100% of the lowest possible standard.
  1. goncharov.62
    
    +7
    
    7 January 2026 21: 29
    
    You nailed it! You can't drink away experience! It's just that "it's a shame for the country." But who am I talking about? You're not a member of that United Russia party, by any chance?
Valya

+29

7 January 2026 19: 20

Ugh, it's disgusting to read. The stench of Anchorage is already getting to me. I can't breathe.
1. Karelian
  
  +1
  
  7 January 2026 21: 30
  
  There is not only spirit, but also letter.
Mikhail L.

+29

7 January 2026 19: 25

Previously: drug trafficking was the pretext – the goal was Venezuelan oil.
In this case, it was an act of war against the Russian Federation, under the dubious pretext of "judicial" action, but with a clearly stated... oil goal.
D. Trump wiped his feet on V. Putin. And he deserved it!
1. Valya
  
  +15
  
  7 January 2026 19: 34
  
  Well, for those who enjoy kindergarten events in the Kremlin, when everything around them is heated to the limit, it's not so important. It's a shame that everyone and their dog is wiping their feet on Russia, with the exception of a few African tribal leaders—may these great men take no offense.
  1. AutoMoto
    
    +11
    
    7 January 2026 20: 30
    
    Everything is still ahead, they sit there and watch, no one likes the weak and no one befriends them, what they strived for is what they got, when those who have several passports and accounts and children with wives abroad study, relax and live are in charge, that’s the only way it will be
  2. Avarron
    
    +10
    
    7 January 2026 20: 51
    
    These few leaders regularly have their billion-dollar debts written off.
    1. 362
      
      +4
      
      8 January 2026 00: 36
      
      Regarding debt write-offs, I recently listened to Khazin, and he explained how debt write-offs (bad debts) work: an interested party, but on behalf of the state, agrees to write off the debt, but first a certain amount must be transferred to a certain account. The debtor agrees; servicing the debt is expensive. And so the sheep are safe... Mother Russia writes off the debt (generosity and nobility, and nothing more), and the negotiating party receives a nice chunk of change. And so it goes, "all that's left is to curse."
2. Alex Eustace
  
  +16
  
  7 January 2026 19: 56
  
  He's used to it: his partners will cheat him with Minsk, or they'll carry out a grain deal, and he, being so naive, still believes them and believes them...
  1. Shooter
    
    -1
    
    8 January 2026 07: 57
    
    Exactly. Just like Alexander Sergeevich:
    
    Oh, it's not hard to fool me!
    I'm happy to deceive myself!
3. bug120560
  
  +18
  
  7 January 2026 20: 11
  
  If only it were about Putin, he would wipe his feet on all of us.
  1. Avarron
    
    -8
    
    7 January 2026 20: 52
    
    But only Putin can do something about this.
    1. skeptic
      
      +8
      
      7 January 2026 21: 07
      
      Quote: Avarron
      But only Putin can do something about this.
      
      Who will allow him?
    2. goncharov.62
      
      +2
      
      7 January 2026 21: 30
      
      ...or can't anymore?...
      1. skeptic
        
        +4
        
        7 January 2026 21: 49
        
        Quote: goncharov.62
        ...or can't anymore?...
        
        Or does what was “agreed upon” upon approval of the “Successor”.
  2. Foghat 74
    
    +2
    
    7 January 2026 22: 00
    
    I assume that here is only the torso of the geostrategist - the rest is tied to him "there, with them."
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    1. bug120560
      
      -1
      
      8 January 2026 19: 09
      
      Dormidontov_Dormidont, I respect you immensely, but I'll give you a little advice: learn to think and analyze—maybe you'll gain intelligence—and don't label yourself with stupidity. As George Bernard Shaw said:
      
      Stupidity is not in ignorance, but in the refusal to learn.
      1. Dormidontov_Dormidont
        
        -1
        
        8 January 2026 19: 40
        
        Quote: bug120560
        Dormidontov_Dormidont, I respect you immensely, but I'll give you a little advice: learn to think and analyze—maybe you'll gain intelligence—and don't label yourself with stupidity. As George Bernard Shaw said, "Stupidity lies not in ignorance, but in the refusal to learn."
        
        Somehow, suspiciously "in unison", all those "thinking" with negative comments regarding the Russian government suddenly "crawl out" with the same type of comments about how "everything is lost".
        I still remember the activities of Alyosha Navalny's project workers on Russian social media. Nothing new.
4. AdeptV
  
  +8
  
  7 January 2026 20: 55
  
  If this is Putin, then I am the Pope. Putin left with 2007. This one is unclear... and where from... They have completely different energies... Any patriotic artist will tell you other peculiarities.
Nikolay Dyaglev

+22

7 January 2026 19: 34

The Americans tried to detain a USSR ship))) And with this leadership, where is their money and children in that same America, they can do whatever they want with impunity
1. Grancer81
  
  0
  
  7 January 2026 20: 13
  
  They detained us. And even conducted a search.
  1. Wandering
    
    -4
    
    7 January 2026 22: 35
    
    The funniest part will come a little later. When all the crap the US is trying to do starts to backfire. But that's it. Who will remember later what the comments were about shame, while the USSR didn't care (C). So it's even funny to watch.
Foe Pshekov

+18

7 January 2026 19: 37

Well, after such a disgrace, perhaps those involved should say they're tired and lack the strength and will to fight for Russians' rights. A new champion needs to be chosen. So, this is essentially an act of war, and he took a punch in the nose. So, does that mean all Russians can become "slaves" of the Anglo-Saxons in a cold and hungry colony? I mean, not in Rome or Egypt, where it's warm and the food grows on the streets, but in a country where they have to fight for survival, working from childhood until death for their right to live? Is such a life even necessary? For me, it's better to die in a nuclear holocaust than to be a slave...
Alex_Kraus

+15

7 January 2026 19: 40

Does anyone still believe in missiles aimed at Washington?
It also seems to me that everything will be decided this year... I mean the economic collapse of the Russian Federation and Europe with the transition to a big Movement...
1. Dimy4
  
  +15
  
  7 January 2026 19: 59
  
  Does anyone still believe in missiles aimed at Washington?
  
  He will simply give them to Washington and persuade them to take them away, just so that the Kremlin and its inhabitants are not offended.
2. Wandering
  
  -1
  
  7 January 2026 22: 33
  
  Strange. Why didn't Khrushchev fire on Washington during the blockade during the Cuban Missile Crisis? A mystery. He must have been a weakling too, or what are they writing now? Economic collapse. Again? No, Russia doesn't have an economy; Obama ruined everything in 15. Or did he? Or was he just a shameless liar?
3. Dormidontov_Dormidont
  
  0
  
  8 January 2026 18: 51
  
  Quote: Alex_Kraus
  Does anyone still believe in missiles aimed at Washington?
  It also seems to me that everything will be decided this year... I mean the economic collapse of the Russian Federation and Europe with the transition to a big Movement...
  
  Tel Aviv needs missiles, so they can reduce their propaganda on Russian social media.
next322

+21

7 January 2026 19: 42

Another New Year's slap in the face... Will these losers really pretend that everything is going according to plan this time too?
1. Dimy4
  
  +11
  
  7 January 2026 20: 00
  
  They do whatever they want with the slaves and they don’t dare to utter a word.
  1. Dormidontov_Dormidont
    
    0
    
    8 January 2026 18: 51
    
    Quote: Dimy4
    They do whatever they want with the slaves and they don’t dare to utter a word.
    
    Slaves are the remnants of Bandera's rule in Ukraine.
zloybond

+19

7 January 2026 19: 47

We left countless gold and foreign exchange reserves to the enemy, exposed our citizens to attack, forgive our debts, wear white gloves, sit around joking, being clever, waving our fists, negotiating, promising support to God knows who – but for what? We're brave, demanding humanity – but where are the actions? The Americans have shown the whole world how to deal with our windbags.
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1. Foghat 74
  
  +7
  
  7 January 2026 20: 02
  
  They won't ban you - the people there aren't stupid, and the court ruling says it's not forbidden to criticize those at the top.
  1. Dimy4
    
    +9
    
    7 January 2026 20: 05
    
    I was banned from TopWar for suggesting that the USSR coat of arms on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building be replaced with a Leopold the Cat butterfly.
    1. Foghat 74
      
      +5
      
      7 January 2026 20: 08
      
      What can I say...everything is the old fashioned way.)
    2. 362
      
      +2
      
      8 January 2026 04: 39
      
      Of course you were mistaken, if you had suggested doing this with the presidential standard, you would not have been banned.
    3. Olives
      
      +1
      
      8 January 2026 11: 50
      
      There's Stalinist censorship there; they ban anyone for any attempt at an objective assessment.
      1. Foghat 74
        
        0
        
        8 January 2026 22: 38
        
        Especially on RT. To this day, I'm still in the ban for doubting it. They're the nightingale's favorites.
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Valya

+13

7 January 2026 20: 06

Dear commentators, seriously, the Ministry of Transport deserves a big thank you for at least speaking up for the tanker's sailors, as best they could. Unlike Leopold's military and financial circle, and even Leopold himself.
1. Foghat 74
  
  +7
  
  7 January 2026 21: 17
  
  Leopold finds it difficult to say anything - he has a poor vocabulary. Constantly saying uh, uh.
Dimy4

+5

7 January 2026 20: 14

Well, the current Kremlin is really doing everything it can to further escalate the already tense situation in the country. Do they think they'll be able to escape if something happens?
1. R-R-AV
  
  +7
  
  7 January 2026 20: 37
  
  They already ran away from Prigozhin, especially the hoarse one - he made it to Baku (he was the richest minister at the time)
Insolent in a jacket

+11

7 January 2026 20: 15

...in short, all this bravado/comedy "with the protection and escort of a Russian tanker" was not worth even one drop of fuel consumed by the Russian Navy ships sent for this empty voyage...(((((((((
And what's the real point, and the fact that the "shadow fleet" tankers moored off Venezuela raise Russian flags for self-protection?

...apparently: "the horses died in midstream long ago"... so it's high time to impeach Putin and company!..
Andrey Andreev_2

+11

7 January 2026 20: 24

It's high time to write Lavrov and his cronies off!! They've screwed everything up!! Or rename them the Ministry of Trade...
1. 362
  
  0
  
  8 January 2026 04: 44
  
  What does Lavrov have to do with this? He's the sovereign's lackey and determines foreign policy HIMSELF. And the Foreign Minister is left to play the role of a marine on the actor's hand.
2. Dormidontov_Dormidont
  
  0
  
  8 January 2026 18: 54
  
  We wasted everything!!
  
  This is all true, but about UkroReich
Foghat 74

+8

7 January 2026 21: 06

"So Russia isn't even demanding compliance with the UN convention. It's simply asking for humane treatment. Like a maniac's victim asking not to be killed... No comment," Tsarev writes on his Telegram channel.
staer-62

+8

7 January 2026 21: 09

Haven't written everything yet? Get ready. "The tanker crew will be tried in the US," said the press secretary, whatever her name was.
1. Foghat 74
  
  0
  
  7 January 2026 21: 12
  
  Yes, they wrote in EADaily.
rotkiv04

+5

7 January 2026 21: 12

The answer is of course "worthy", just in the spirit of a geochess player, but in general this is to be expected
Andrey Samuylik

+12

7 January 2026 21: 14

There have already been reprisals for the murdered general and the residence. Now it's time for reprisals for the tankers.

I'm no longer upset – I'm in the acceptance stage. This disgrace will continue until this Kremlin scum is carried out feet first from the Kremlin.
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2. Dormidontov_Dormidont
  
  0
  
  8 January 2026 21: 39
  
  Quote: Andrey Samuylik
  There have already been reprisals for the murdered general and the residence. Now it's time for reprisals for the tankers.
  
  I'm no longer upset – I'm in the acceptance stage. This disgrace will continue until this Kremlin scum is carried out feet first from the Kremlin.
  
  For now, there's only pro-Israeli propaganda "snot" on Russian social media.
Sarcastic realist

+2

7 January 2026 21: 21

I didn't even have enough testicles to protest...
Spatel

+8

7 January 2026 21: 27

Yes, citizens, the final station is near.
Since 2010, when the now-murdered Nemtsov published his report "Putin and Corruption," it's become clear that the country is headed in the wrong direction. His many comments about the "geostrategist" have become internet memes, using every available means to maintain his power, while simultaneously destroying all avenues for legitimate rotation, including the country's constitution. So what is the outcome of the Ozero cooperative's quarter-century of rule in our country?
Here they write that it's better to burn in a "nuclear fumes" than to be a "slave." A controversial statement. As Zhvanetsky recalled, "I don't understand why a good friend of mine says I'd rather go hungry, as long as the country is great! But isn't it possible to make it so that the country is great and there are no hungry people?"
What is it for me?
And the fact is that a certain number of worthless people, unburdened by any moral principles, by prior agreement, having divided spheres of influence among themselves, plundered our country to the ground, destroying everything most valuable that had been created before them: education, science, culture, industry, healthcare, elevating greed, avarice, laziness, money and war into the cult of "Russianness", as a way of existence, strengthening and prosperity of this power.
And so, the world's most powerful and enormous state, possessing colossal economic and military potential, is preparing to become a corpse. Is this the "achievement" of our government over its 30 years of existence? Is this the proverbial "rise from its knees"?
Europe is currently deciding whether to launch a full-scale war with Russia or wait a bit. Trump is gutting Russian ships, the Chinese are keeping a close eye on the "Northern Territories," and our sun-faced leader wants to quietly live to 150 in his bunker on a pile of money. Without us.
The West doesn't want a radical solution to the problem of the insane Russian government, as happened in Venezuela three days ago. So, it's not just our government that needs this war! But once again, the people of the Russian state will be the ones to bear the brunt of this war. Ukraine is a Pandora's box opened by the Ozero cooperative; it is the first victim of the global nuclear apocalypse looming on the horizon. And countless Russians have already died there, on both sides, to the delight of the organizers and instigators of this war. Perhaps it's time to stop this before it's too late, before the big guns start roaring. Perhaps there's still time.
Unless, of course, we quickly repeat the Venezuelan gambit...
1. Zhrd
  
  -6
  
  7 January 2026 21: 55
  
  Rescuer, what are you talking about, that we need a mess?
  1. Grei grin
    
    +4
    
    7 January 2026 22: 25
    
    And here it’s been a mess for a long time, a country without borders, a thoroughfare!
2. vitgusin
  
  +1
  
  7 January 2026 22: 17
  
  Quote: Spasatel
  Yes, citizens, the final station is near.
  
  After reading I remembered Guberman:
  
  Russia is a strange gardener,
  And it affects the whole planet,
  Running your cycle in reverse:
  First he grows, then he plants...
  1. Dormidontov_Dormidont
    
    0
    
    8 January 2026 22: 48
    
    Here's a joke about Israel. You'll relate better:
    
    Moses led the Jews through the desert for forty years and still found the one place where there was no oil...
    1. vitgusin
      
      0
      
      9 January 2026 11: 06
      
      Quote: Dormidontov_Dormidont
      Moses led the Jews through the desert for forty years and still found the one place where there was no oil.
      
      I hope you see how you can live without oil, but with brains and the ability to use everything, including oil.
      "I AM I tell you: someone fishes, someone catches game, someone looks for mushrooms. This one looks for money and finds game, mushrooms and fish."
      Zhvanetsky.
      And of course oil.
3. Semyon Sukhov
  
  -1
  
  8 January 2026 17: 05
  
  Let's draw a logical chain - Nemtsov - Zhvanetsky - Good West (The West does not want to ... resolve the issue with ... Russian authorities) - countless Russian people have already died there - it's time to stop - Ukraine is a Pandora's box opened by a cooperative - Let's translate from German: "Russ, surrender!" - Spasatel, where did you get the manual?
Zhrd

+1

7 January 2026 21: 47

This reminds me of the events before the Great Patriotic War: the seizure of ships, the borders full of hedgehogs and barbed wire, the reinforcement of armor and equipment. What should we do? Are we not ready yet?
lord-palladore-11045

0

7 January 2026 22: 04

Earlier, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth stated that the United States intends to detain tankers carrying Venezuelan oil around the world, regardless of their location or flag.

- Well, this drunkard will do his best, but where is our promised submarine and at least one warship of the Russian Navy?
1. Foghat 74
  
  +4
  
  7 January 2026 22: 08
  
  Was there one? Karnaukhov delivered a good, emotional performance on Live. I didn't expect that.
Grei grin

+10

7 January 2026 22: 21

Putin and his elite are a disgrace to Russia! Get out of the Kremlin!
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Insolent in a jacket

-4

7 January 2026 23: 14

...on the other hand, it's difficult to overestimate the window of opportunity that has opened for Russia to respond in asymmetrical, yet entirely adequate and safe ways from the standpoint of the threat of a major military conflict with the United States...
...for example, we could calmly start sinking ships carrying weapons for the Ukrainian Reich in the Black Sea...
...for starters, immediately torpedo a couple of these vessels... one for each captured tanker sailing under the Russian flag...

...and if we join forces with China in this regard (establish a full or partial blockade of Taiwan, for example...) - then an inflated Trump will start looking for lost shores...

...it would be entirely possible to demonstratively transfer a couple dozen hypersonic weapons to the DPRK..., including demonstratively allowing the combat use of these systems by the Koreans entirely at their discretion...

...Trump will just be bursting with anger...)))))))))))))))

...although to do this, I'll have to give one Kremlin figure/figures a good kick in the pants...
...but without this action (as the qualitatively new aggravation of the general situation on the world stage shows) it is simply impossible to get by...

...it's clear that Russia is being driven into a corner like a rat... and the paradox is that in order to avoid a major war... you have to act as if you brazenly want to start one...
1. cooper
  
  +3
  
  8 January 2026 00: 20
  
  Just not with our cowardly Leopold.
  1. Dormidontov_Dormidont
    
    -1
    
    8 January 2026 22: 51
    
    Quote: Cooper
    Just not with our cowardly Leopold.
    
    With your cowardly narco&fuhrer?
2. Insolent in a jacket
  
  -5
  
  8 January 2026 01: 04
  
  ...wow! Two whole Ukrainian fascists have shown up with their minuses...
  ...site duty officers, probably?..
3. 362
  
  0
  
  8 January 2026 04: 51
  
  The hopes of young men are nourished by...
  
  Do you believe that yourself?
SamDurak

-6

8 January 2026 00: 00

I don't understand why there's so much whining in the comments. You should be happy – now you don't have to negotiate with anyone and can do what you love for at least ten or fifteen years))). And our sailors will be released soon.
1. SamDurak
  
  +1
  
  8 January 2026 17: 04
  
  It turned out the crew was mostly Ukrainian. Only two people were Russian.
  20 crests, including the captain, 6 Georgians))) And the downvoters here almost declared war on America)) By the way, the percentage of users on the forum here is probably the same)) Well, now the Ukrainian captain will be tried for transporting Venezuelan oil))
  1. SamDurak
    
    0
    
    9 January 2026 13: 55
    
    The Russians have already been released. So, downvoters, have you screwed yourself?
cooper

+5

8 January 2026 00: 19

Wiped again...
AutoMoto

+1

8 January 2026 07: 47

We can only defend our flag and ships by asking for good treatment of sailors, but we are talking about the leadership of a multipolar world, where people's money, ships, and the lives of civilians are being taken away as if it were nothing, and all we can do is express our indignation.
Earl

+3

8 January 2026 08: 28

Moscow demanded that Washington ensure humane and dignified treatment of Russian citizens.

And if demands don't help, will we have to beg in abject humiliation? Between shame and war, who would choose shame?
1. Zhrd
  
  +1
  
  8 January 2026 10: 27
  
  So what if we don't answer, at least the living ones are supposed to be warriors.
Alexey Vladimirov

-1

8 January 2026 11: 23

Where are Putin's latest missiles, the Hazelnut Petrels that our media claims NATO and the US are in shock over? Why didn't he use them against the American ship that carried out the attack?
1. Olives
  
  0
  
  8 January 2026 11: 44
  
  Where, where, in Karaganda!
Olives

+1

8 January 2026 11: 43

She responded with a most humble request to graciously allow the Russian team to return to their homeland.
It's harsh, you can't say anything.
oao

-1

8 January 2026 16: 23

For decency's sake, at least call the ambassador and deliver a note.
Alexander

0

8 January 2026 18: 33

Quote from oao
For decency's sake, at least call the ambassador and deliver a note.

There's no point in distracting people from their work. Besides, it's cold for the ambassador now, driving around Moscow. Dmitriev will go to Florida and deliver the message. And at the same time, he'll tell everyone about the State Duma's harsh response: https://news.mail.ru/politics/69359685/?frommail=1&md=1
guest

0

8 January 2026 19: 28

Moscow reacted to the US seizure of the Russian-flagged tanker Marinera.

Apparently, Stalin also had to demand that Germany in June 1941 respect the rights of our citizens captured by the Nazis.
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