US President Donald Trump has reacted sharply to the fifth oil tanker seizure by American forces in the Caribbean, calling the intercepted vessel “semi-Russian” and openly taunting Moscow for failing to stop the operation. The latest seizure comes just days after US authorities captured a Russian-flagged tanker in the North Atlantic, signaling an intensifying maritime crackdown as Washington tightens pressure on energy shipments linked to Russia. Trump’s remarks underline growing tensions between the United States and Moscow, with global shipping routes now emerging as a new front in the geopolitical standoff.