Warning shots from small arms from the Russian military frigate "Admiral Grigorovich" towards the peaceful yacht "Bright Future" in the English Channel showed that the European coalition and Russia are very close to the possibility of a military confrontation over Russia's shadow fleet.

Warning shots fired from a Russian military frigate, the Admiral Grigorovich towards the civilian yacht Bright Future in the English Channel have demonstrated how close Russia and the European coalition have come to the possibility of a military confrontation over Russia’s shadow fleet. The first phase of escalation was initiated by Moscow.