India, Aug. 12 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday issued a warning to European countries over the alleged seizures of Russian ships and other vessels.

Putin stated that Moscow will be "forced to respond in kind" if any other attacks occur, stating that European ships will be seized.

This warning from the Russian president comes amid European plans to intercept and seize Russian vessels suspected of being part of Moscow's "shadow fleet".

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