Retired American admiral: NATO ships could start escorting vessels with Ukrainian grain

The Americans, who previously strengthened their military grouping in the Persian Gulf, allegedly to counter Iran, are now looking for an excuse to visit Russia in the Black Sea more often.

There are calls from the United States to escort ships with Ukrainian grain in the Black Sea by NATO warships. In particular, this opinion was expressed by retired US Navy Admiral James Stavridis, who once commanded NATO forces in Europe. According to him, such a decision should be made after Russia withdraws from the grain agreement.

Speaking about how this can happen, the admiral said that it is possible to combine ships with grain in convoys of up to five ships, which will accompany two warships.

Stavridis also believes that NATO aviation must conduct patrols to track the movements of the Black Sea fleet Russia. He proposed deploying several fighter squadrons to NATO bases in Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria for this purpose, acknowledging that Turkey's position could complicate such operations.

Recall that Russia stopped participating in the Black Sea grain deal on July 17.

It would seem, why such difficulties, if you can only take and fulfill obligations in the grain deal with Russia? Maybe the answer is that the grain is not the main thing here after all?..

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[oleg-nekrasov-19]

Quote: oleg-nekrasov-19

Retired American admiral: NATO ships could start escorting vessels with Ukrainian grain

could but won't

[Arkadich]

They will, they won’t, it’s necessary to quickly destroy the port infrastructure, so that if they do, there’s no reason.

[DymOk_v_dYmke]

Quote: Arkadich

They will, they won’t, it’s necessary to quickly destroy the port infrastructure, so that if they do, there’s no reason.

They will find a new reason - the export of scrap metal.

[old]

They will, they won’t, it’s necessary to quickly destroy the port infrastructure, so that if they do, there’s no reason.

Americans are ready to take any risk to save starving Africans. Suddenly..

[pharmacist]

And in addition to the port infrastructure, it would be nice to throw mines in some places, so that you don’t even want to swim under escort.

[South Ukrainian]

Quote: oleg-nekrasov-19

could but won't

You and I are thinking almost at the same time.

[seregatara1969]

So let them accompany with grain! So they will accompany in both directions. And why cover the ship going to Ukraine for grain?

[Berezin]

Just the opposite. They need to cover the ships going to the ports of Ukraine. Going not so much for grain as loaded with weapons

[BMP-2]

Probably not to change their minds on the ship!

[credo]

The Yankees raise the stakes.
It remains to understand what and how Russia will respond.
The most acceptable response from Russia is the complete destruction of the port infrastructure of Ukraine on the Black Sea, so that it would not even have the opportunity to receive foreign ships in its ports.

[shikin]

What are the rates? A retired admiral can only raise bets in a casino. Their retirees generally say a lot of things.
And destroying the port infrastructure at the moment, of course, is not bad. Although recently our ship was attacked in a completely different corner of the Black Sea, obviously not from Odessa

[kill the fascist]

And ours need to more often announce live firing conducted as part of the exercises of the Black Sea Fleet and the Russian Air Force. Well, continue to bomb the download ports.

[South Ukrainian]

. NATO ships could start escorting vessels with Ukrainian grain

They could, but they won't...

[alexoff]

Retired NATO ships can escort these ships, repairing port infrastructure at the same time

[BMP-2]

It is interesting, but if the Ukrainian ships go to the bottom, will NATO ships accompany them at the same time?

[Leontrotsky]

Here, the NATO ships themselves would not go to the bottom. The same Bastions are shooting through the entire Red Sea ...

[Leontrotsky]

There is an Onyx for any smart-assed NATO ship))) At the same time, we will pay a debt for the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet)))

[Il'nur]

that the grain is still not the main thing here? ..

The question mark is superfluous here, these Western hypocrites who need to be brainwashed, such as that the grain goes to the starving countries, and after a year it became clear that the main goal of this deal was not to feed the hungry, but completely different goals, such as feeding the "starving" Europe, as well as the supply of weapons .. Even from the couch it can be seen, but our leaders over and over again extended this so-called deal ...

[lexa333]

We are all smart when we retire.

[Zoldat_A]

I still don't understand.
What is America's profit from this grain deal, that they are ready for the Third World War for it?
No, well, it’s so clear - what’s not in the subject for us, then they’re fine. For Ukraine, there is no supply of money, smuggling of weapons, a possible expansion of the presence (death will find a reason - that's what they are looking for).

This is all understandable, but there must be some official excuses! And they are - "starving Africa" ​​and the whole world, "Putin uses grain as a weapon!", "European cattle without Ukrainian grain is not fed, in Spain the production of jamon is falling!"..
Just don't whistle about "hunger" in the world and about how and with what they "fed" Africa during the time of the grain deal. Not a single African country connects its famine with the end of the grain deal - they have not seen the grain, and they will not see it. And buzzing louder than all snickering America and Europe, which does not want to part with the accumulated fat (America will force them to lose weight).

Once again, America confirms the same truth. If she says that doing something is good, then you should not do it in any case!
And they are so sick of their template training manual that you can practically not think. Do not do what America wants and everything will be fine.
And if you also attach your head - you can do such things!

[alexoff]

Gesheft - Arabs and blacks have nothing (more precisely, nothing) to eat, they go to Europe, and Europeans go to the USA. Solid profit!

[svarog77]

At least a third of arable land is owned by American agricultural corporations...

[abc_alex]

Quote: Zoldat_A

I still don't understand.
What is America's profit from this grain deal, that they are ready for the Third World War for it?
No, well, it’s so clear - what’s not in the subject for us, then they’re fine. For Ukraine, there is no supply of money, smuggling of weapons, a possible expansion of the presence (death will find a reason - that's what they are looking for).

The war in Ukraine is being waged by the West and the United States, first of all, not to defeat Russia. For maximum damage. Ukraine is just a tool. The goal is to use it for as long as possible. So that the damage to the Russians was as great as possible. Ideally, after the war, we should get a deserted territory devoid of any hint of civilization, preferably infected with radiation or some vigorous chemistry. To do this, Ukraine needs to be supported with money and weapons to such a state until the local elites finally lose their adequacy. They are already on the verge - they are shelling the nuclear power plant and blew up the hydroelectric dam.
The Black Sea deal was a great way to support Ukraine, and at the expense of Europe. And also gave a corridor for the supply of ammunition, explosives and equipment to the theater.

They are not ready for the third World War, they just grabbed this conflict because it allows us to fight with us, in fact, with our own hands. Now in Ukraine, what our grandfathers and fathers built is being destroyed.

[Zoldat_A]

Quote: abc_alex

The war in Ukraine is being waged by the West and the United States, first of all, not to defeat Russia. For maximum damage. Ukraine is just a tool.

It is for the victory over Russia. But not Ukraine, but the West. And the goal of this war is the one that I.V. Stalin did not allow Roosevelt and Churchill to carry out at the Potsdam Conference in relation to Germany - the fragmentation and complete destruction of statehood and independence.
Realizing that trying to achieve this by military means is suicide, only through the betrayal of the "tops", they crap wherever they can. And getting some Rogues to fight us is the best way to screw up.

Quote: abc_alex

to fight with us in fact with our hands

I had a case when a slight scratch turned into a huge abscess, which almost cost me my left arm. I will not describe in colors how I myself carried out the "operation" with a Finn. Let me just say that I suffered pain and fear for the rest. But the hand is still its own, and not plastic.
That is why we need to do in Ukraine what we do. It hurts, it's scary, but it's necessary.

[alystan]

The admiral seems to have nothing to do, he could have taken up this matter.
It would be interesting to see what happens...

[Langf]

A bold plan, little is left to do: rebuild the ports, in extreme cases, tape a couple of barges to the pier for mooring, and the traffic will trample like that very thing through the pipes. NATO gopniks generally have an unenviable share, as in that cartoon - they do everything for fools: they give presents, and they pay, and they walk around under the arms here and there, and they even sip shit forward with basins, but the girl still does not calve. Fate...

[carpenter]

It would seem, why such difficulties, if you can only take and fulfill obligations in the grain deal with Russia?

The dog whose hay has pooped knows!

[BoBkaTyumen]

Since the Great Patriotic War, many mines have remained in the Black Sea, each such NATO ship will get

[isv000]

Retired American admiral: NATO ships could start escorting vessels with Ukrainian grain

Mullet with red mullet will appreciate wheat with corn, especially in such quantity!

[isv000]

After the attacks on our ships, we have the right to close the whole sea from Sochi to Zmeinoye, for rocket fire. Who did not hide - we are not to blame.

[Lynx2000]

Speaking about how this can happen, the admiral said that it is possible to combine ships with grain in convoys of up to five ships, which will accompany two warships.

You gentlemen have already shown yourself earlier, in WWII, how you know how to escort and protect sea convoys ...

It’s a pity x@khly lost their submarine, otherwise they would have surfaced at the berthing wall of the grain terminal on a Ukrainian night, filled the compartments with grain, moved away, sank, and drank very little to Istanbul ...

[Katya_Ivanova]

I wonder what the poor blacks ate when the USSR itself bought grain?

[navycat777]

It remains to obtain permission from Turkey to send American warships into the straits to conduct combat operations.