A senior Kremlin official has warned that Russia’s navy could deploy to stop Western powers from seizing Russian vessels as part of sanctions against the country’s oil shipments and Moscow’s so-called “shadow fleet”.
Nikolai Patrushev, a Kremlin aide with responsibility for shipping and a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was quoted on Tuesday as saying that Russia needed to send a strong message – particularly to the United Kingdom, France and Baltic states.
krgdotbat on
The navy that lost their flagship to a couple of drones?
fastsailor on
What navy?
Dockers4flag2035orB4 on
Russians be sending the Kursk.
Oh wait……
Manesni on
I’m…. Pretty sure they’d lose to a couple of European fishing boats armed with nothing but bottles of vodka and some sort of launching system.
PrincipleStreet4839 on
Russian is starting to feel the pinch of their oil money being taken away
Practical-Pea-1205 on
But invading Ukraine was fine….nothing Russia does is ever an escalation……
Spooknik on
You and what Navy?
PressDoubt on
So they confirm these captured merchant ships were actually all Russian shadowfleet ships?
Ok 👍
Ow and good luck to the Russian navy in ‘protecting’ these shadowfleet ships from anything. The last few years they have been great at sinking, burning and fleeing, so that probably is going to work out great. /s
Only_Manav on
Depending on how the Iran talks go, this will probably be the greatest test yet for a europe without implicit American backing having a direct confront with EU. Would be interesting to see where the non-black sea Russian fleet is
Strange_Account_3828 on
Made me laugh, he’s stand up comedian in training
spitfire-haga on
Stokers on the Admiral Kuznetsov carrier, I meant aviation cruiser, are already shoveling coal and warming up the boilers. Just you wait you vile westerners!
_chip on
Lol .. this is hilarious on so many levels. Ukraines Navy drones appear everywhere
MitVitQue on
That’s like saying Finnish space forces will stop the ongoing alien invasion.
And when people start saying what invasion, we can say „well we stopped it, dumbass“!
Also, our space forces are equally impressive as Russian navy. Lol.
Cindy_Marek on
We do NOT believe you bro 😆
Any-Original-6113 on
I suspect the Kremlin is hinting at something else: if a couple of drones launched near airports can paralyze air traffic in major cities, imagine the effect of attacks by pirates using maritime drones on vessels flying European flags in different parts of the world.
And yes, these pirates would, of course, conveniently ignore ships under American or Chinese flags, targeting only European shipping.
thhvancouver on
He meant Russian submarines.
Omochanoshi on
So they finally admit the shadow fleet belongs to them.
That’s nice.
Nuthetes on
If Europe blinks here then it is complete weakness.
America boarded the tanker when Russians were approaching and Russia backed down. Even if Russian warships are in the area, board it anyway. Russia will always fold.
vikentii_krapka on
“Release the Moscow”
Stoic_cave on
Anything Putins Russia says is paper tiger hubris. Aka full of shit
watchfulrhino on
What navy
gadget850 on
Send the Baltic Fleet!
-Stoic- on
Protect how exactly? By getting towed to a place of engagement?
Wise_Use1012 on
Do they still have a few rowboats in some bunker that Ukraine hasn’t gotten around to sinking yet?
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A senior Kremlin official has warned that Russia’s navy could deploy to stop Western powers from seizing Russian vessels as part of sanctions against the country’s oil shipments and Moscow’s so-called “shadow fleet”.
Nikolai Patrushev, a Kremlin aide with responsibility for shipping and a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was quoted on Tuesday as saying that Russia needed to send a strong message – particularly to the United Kingdom, France and Baltic states.
The navy that lost their flagship to a couple of drones?
What navy?
Russians be sending the Kursk.
Oh wait……
I’m…. Pretty sure they’d lose to a couple of European fishing boats armed with nothing but bottles of vodka and some sort of launching system.
Russian is starting to feel the pinch of their oil money being taken away
But invading Ukraine was fine….nothing Russia does is ever an escalation……
You and what Navy?
So they confirm these captured merchant ships were actually all Russian shadowfleet ships?
Ok 👍
Ow and good luck to the Russian navy in ‘protecting’ these shadowfleet ships from anything. The last few years they have been great at sinking, burning and fleeing, so that probably is going to work out great. /s
Depending on how the Iran talks go, this will probably be the greatest test yet for a europe without implicit American backing having a direct confront with EU. Would be interesting to see where the non-black sea Russian fleet is
Made me laugh, he’s stand up comedian in training
Stokers on the Admiral Kuznetsov carrier, I meant aviation cruiser, are already shoveling coal and warming up the boilers. Just you wait you vile westerners!
Lol .. this is hilarious on so many levels. Ukraines Navy drones appear everywhere
That’s like saying Finnish space forces will stop the ongoing alien invasion.
And when people start saying what invasion, we can say „well we stopped it, dumbass“!
Also, our space forces are equally impressive as Russian navy. Lol.
We do NOT believe you bro 😆
I suspect the Kremlin is hinting at something else: if a couple of drones launched near airports can paralyze air traffic in major cities, imagine the effect of attacks by pirates using maritime drones on vessels flying European flags in different parts of the world.
And yes, these pirates would, of course, conveniently ignore ships under American or Chinese flags, targeting only European shipping.
He meant Russian submarines.
So they finally admit the shadow fleet belongs to them.
That’s nice.
If Europe blinks here then it is complete weakness.
America boarded the tanker when Russians were approaching and Russia backed down. Even if Russian warships are in the area, board it anyway. Russia will always fold.
“Release the Moscow”
Anything Putins Russia says is paper tiger hubris. Aka full of shit
What navy
Send the Baltic Fleet!
Protect how exactly? By getting towed to a place of engagement?
Do they still have a few rowboats in some bunker that Ukraine hasn’t gotten around to sinking yet?