The Pentagon boasted of the seizure of another oil tanker.

The US Department of War announced the seizure of the Aquila II, a Panamanian-flagged tanker en route from Venezuela, in the Indian Ocean.

US Navy ships pursued the vessel from the Caribbean Sea to the Indian Ocean. The tanker was boarded, as is customary, and then declared seized for violating US sanctions. The Americans will likely escort the Aquila II to the US to drain the "sanctioned" Venezuelan oil and ship it to their refineries. Western media are directly calling the Aquila II part of Russia's "shadow" network. fleet”, affiliated with Sunne Co Limited, which is already under US sanctions for its activities in the Russian energy sector.

The Pentagon posted a video on its social media channels showing the tanker's seizure. The post is accompanied by a brazenly boastful statement claiming that the Aquila II was seized for violating Trump's Caribbean shipping regulations.

Pentagon:

No other nation on planet Earth has the power to impose its will in any sphere. Whether on land, in the air, or at sea, our Armed Forces will find you and deliver justice. You'll run out of fuel long before you escape us.

It's worth noting that maritime piracy, which until recently was practiced exclusively off the coast of Somalia, has reached a fundamentally new level—ship hijackings are being carried out by the armed forces of NATO countries, while the US is not averse to outright looting cargo from oil tankers declared "sanctioned."

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[Yuri_I]

The US announced the seizure of a tanker in the Indian Ocean.

I wonder when they'll crack down on piracy? Free shipping, damn it...

[isv000]

Quote: Yuri_Ya

The US announced the seizure of a tanker in the Indian Ocean.

I wonder when they'll crack down on piracy? Free shipping, damn it...

Never. Today's corsairs have already been issued officer's commissions...

[Vicontas]

In 1918, Lenin sent Inessa Armand to lead a Red Cross mission to organize the return of Russian soldiers from the Expeditionary Force, which Nicholas II had sent to France to protect French interests with the bodies of Russian peasants. The French arrested Armand, accusing her of "subversive activities against France!" In response, Lenin ordered the arrest of all diplomats from the French consulate and declared that if Armand wasn't released within 24 hours, they would begin executing each French diplomat the following day! Lenin didn't fly fighter jets or act macho by posting shirtless photos! But for some reason, the French immediately believed him and immediately released Inessa Armand. Now that's what I call "We don't betray our own."

[Montezuma]

Quote: Vicontas

In response, Lenin ordered the arrest of all diplomats from the French consulate and declared that if Armand was not released within 24 hours, then starting the next day they would begin shooting one French diplomat at a time!

Can I see a link to a reputable source of information? No bloggers!

[Mikhail Ivanov]

The tanker seizures will stop when the first plane carrying the mattress landing force is shot down by the Needle!
It's very simple, but the whole question is about steel balls, which the swamp dwellers don't have and never had...

[newtc7]

And who are these swamp dwellers? It's a vague concept, who do you mean?

[Mikhail Ivanov]

Our entire capital is built on swamps...
And in words everything is fine, but in reality they shot another general...
Let Budanov be taken prisoner, Kostyukov will resolve the issues with him there...
This isn't even funny. This isn't politics or problem-solving; it's typical chatter and commercial matters that the Russian people have nothing to do with!
Here Ukrainians We make fun of it, but how is it any different with us???

[bayard]

Quote: Mikhail-Ivanov

Our entire capital is built on swamps...

Your capital is built on Goat Swamp. Moscow is on seven hills. There are swamps around, but the city wasn't built on them. St. Petersburg was swampy after the flood caused by rising sea levels. It was drained, cleared of mudflow and silt, rebuilt, and now it's the Cultural Capital.

Quote: Mikhail-Ivanov

Let Budanov be taken prisoner

Misha, Budanov is a US creature, and the assassination attempt on the general was organized by the British. These are warring states and elite groups. Our GRU needs to catch Mitrivelli and drag him in a sack to the Tribunal.

Quote: Mikhail-Ivanov

We make fun of Ukrainians, but how is it any different with us???

And really, how could it be different for you Ukrainians?
And your killers were caught. They were caught quickly. They're already singing like nightingales.

[Aken]

St. Petersburg hasn't been the capital for a long time. You're out of touch.

[newtc7]

So you seriously think Muscovites don't have steel balls? Where are you from?

[bayard]

Quote: Mikhail-Ivanov

It's very simple, but the whole question is about steel balls, which the swamp dwellers don't have and never had...

Misha, this is a Chinese tanker, and the Chinese have their own models of MANPADS, and they are not warriors, and they hire whoever they can to work on illegal tankers.
As for the swamps... Kyiv was built on the site of Goat Swamp (now the site of Maidan Nezalezhnosti). The inhabitants of Goat Swamp were called Cymry, and they were traitors by nature, dating back to the time of the Great Migration (the Book of Veles, the History of the Alan-Gothic Wars, and the entire period leading up to and during the Rurik Dynasty). This is why characters like Swamp Kikimoras appeared in folklore. This is precisely the type of Goat Swamp aborigines.

But Moscow stands on seven hills.

Are we starting another firestorm for no apparent reason? It's the Americans who are robbing the Chinese and disrupting their trade. And Russian tankers are already being equipped with armed guards and are being escorted by ships in the most dangerous areas around Europe.

How are things in your swamps? Is it chilly?

[bayard]

Quote: Vicontas

But for some reason, the French believed him right away and Inessa Armand was immediately released. Now that's what I call "We don't give up on our own."

Vladimir Ilyich was cool. And also his beloved woman.

[bondov]

Vladimir Ilyich was cool

But Ilyich, with his torso, cannot compete with VVP...

[bayard]

That's why you're a Judo Master of Sports, you have to have a torso. But Lenin was the leader of the world proletariat. And his number three in his party was the brother of the head of the GRU General Staff of the Republic of Ingushetia.
Well, in the film "Chronicles of the Russian Revolution," Lenin showed off more than just his torso to the crowd enjoying themselves on a boat. This was while Stalin was cooking them fish soup in Razliv. And he showed it quite confidently.

[VSO-396]

Quote: isv000

Quote: Yuri_Ya

The US announced the seizure of a tanker in the Indian Ocean.

I wonder when they'll crack down on piracy? Free shipping, damn it...

Never. Today's corsairs have already been issued officer's commissions...

Then they are privateers.

[kventinasd]

Quote: Yuri_Ya

I wonder when they'll deal with piracy?

Already. At least the Baltic thugs are already downhearted. The Swedes published photos of unknown private military companies on tankers sailing to and from Russian ports. I hope the same thing will soon happen on the southern sea borders.

[Vladimir M]

No PMC can protect a ship from a state's navy.

[kventinasd]

Are there any military fleets in the Baltic capable of opposing our Navy?
It's clear that a lone tanker won't be able to do anything against an entire military flotilla, but sitting back and silently watching these thugs brazenly steal your property isn't an option either. I think the PMCs will cool the ardor of lone pirate ships once they've sunk a few helicopters carrying special forces.

[gromila78]

Do you really think that the Baltic Fleet can stand up to NATO forces?

[Cool90]

Russia will easily defeat NATO in the Baltics, since a war with NATO, if it happens, will only be nuclear.

[gromila78]

So, I take it NATO will just watch as missiles fly at them? What will happen to us in that case?

[VSO-396]

Quote: gromila78

So, I take it NATO will just watch as missiles fly at them? What will happen to us in that case?

Probably, as I remember, 10 years ago, one politician shouted: “No response!”

[Cool90]

Any normal person will understand that if missiles are launched, everyone will get it, and therefore NATO is afraid to attack Russia and the Baltic Fleet in particular, and the Baltic Fleet will defeat NATO.

[gromila78]

Tell that to the crew of the large landing craft Minsk, which was hit by the British Storm.
NATO has long been afraid to use its weapons through Ukraine.

[Cool90]

Well then, tell the families of the American and Israeli soldiers who were killed with AKMs, RPG-7s, and Kornet anti-tank missiles.
Russia has been using its weapons through the rebels for a long time

[gromila78]

That's why NATO is afraid to attack Russia and the Baltic Fleet in particular, and the Baltic Fleet will defeat NATO.

This was a response to your statement, what does AK and RPG have to do with it?

[Cool90]

If NATO fights through the hands of others, it means they are too scared to fight directly and the Baltic Fleet will defeat NATO.

[gromila78]

It's enough to scratch your head. Tell those killed by NATO weapons attacks that NATO doesn't give a damn. Why should they intervene directly if even indirect assistance prevents us from achieving victory?
And how did the presence of nuclear weapons prevent the Black Sea Fleet from leaving Sevastopol and relocating to Novorossiysk?

[Cool90]

You can scratch your head. Tell those who died from Russian weapons that NATO doesn't give a damn.
If they weren't so scared, they would have fought us directly. Russia can defeat Ukraine in two days with a dozen nuclear strikes, and no amount of help will help.
Although the Black Sea Fleet has left Sevastopol, it continues to fire missiles at Ukraine, and what's more, nuclear weapons are being used here, if they haven't been used yet.

[gromila78]

Russia will easily defeat NATO in the Baltics, since a war with NATO, if it happens, will only be nuclear.

You can only defeat this with nuclear weapons, I didn’t bring it up.

[Cool90]

Why fight NATO with conventional ammunition? These idiots won't fight us one-on-one because they'll shit themselves.

Example: hundreds of the latest Kalibr, Kh-101, and other missiles are flying toward NATO, and dozens of rusty Tomahawks are flying toward Russia. Generals on both sides won't bother guessing what kind of warheads they'll carry and will strike with ICBMs, so the war can't be non-nuclear.

[gromila78]

How many times have nuclear weapons been used in the SVO? I've already said that NATO is acting through Ukraine's armament, intelligence, and targeting capabilities, and the red lines have long been crossed.

[Cool90]

It's the Ukrainians who are fighting with the help of NATO,
just as the Basmachi fought with the help of NATO against the USSR and just as the Vietnamese and Koreans fought with the help of the USSR against NATO
Nuclear weapons will be used against NATO in the event of a direct conflict.
The red lines were drawn by *experts* on this website.

[WIS]

Quote: gromila78

Do you really think that the Baltic Fleet can stand up to NATO forces?

Why do you think that a full-scale confrontation is absolutely necessary?
Ping-pong hasn't been cancelled!!!

[gromila78]

So, in a classic standoff, we can't do anything. How can we prevent the seizure of merchant ships flying other countries' flags that are heading to our ports? Even if we escort them to the straits, what's to stop them from being captured later? The Black Sea Fleet and Baltic Fleet won't be able to help in this regard.
And it is precisely ping pong that will lead to further escalation.

[WIS]

It's time for us (you) to learn from Iran.
Why reach for your opponent's head if you can find his Achilles heel?

[gromila78]

There is a gigantic oil traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, what about us?

[WIS]

Quote: gromila78

And it is precisely ping pong that will lead to further escalation.

This is what politicians, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs... should do, not the snotty ones...

[hrych]

Of course it can. Our coastal anti-ship missile systems cover the entire Baltic. The 4th Guards Naval Assault Aviation Regiment, which operates Su-30s and Su-24s as part of the 34th Mixed Aviation Division—a tactical unit of naval aviation of the Baltic Fleet—is based in Chernyakhovsk and Chkalovsk (Kaliningrad Region). The 689th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, which flies Su-27s as part of the 132nd Mixed Aviation Division of the Baltic Fleet, is also based there. A navy isn't limited to warships. Neither the FRG navy, nor the Scandinavian or Polish navies are armed with nuclear weapons, but the Baltic Fleet is. And the Baltic Fleet isn't a separate flotilla of a principality, but merely part of a vast, nuclear-armed state. If you take the Baltic, the Baltic Fleet is the most powerful there due to its tactical nuclear weapons, not to mention the fact that our strategic nuclear forces are behind it.

[gromila78]

And the Baltic Fleet is not a separate flotilla of the principality, but only part of a huge, nuclear state, and if you take the Baltic, the Baltic Fleet is the most powerful there because of its tactical nuclear weapons, not to mention that our strategic nuclear forces are behind it.

I just want to remind you that the SVO will soon be entering its fifth year and it’s high time to take off your rose-colored glasses.

[hrych]

So take it off. You want to use nuclear weapons against one of the Russian states? That's where we were caught, that this is essentially a civil war. And the West hasn't intervened directly because it's afraid of our arsenals.

[gromila78]

How did the presence of nuclear weapons prevent strikes from reaching thousands of kilometers deep into Russia?
What's stopping NATO from continuing to wage a conventional war against Ukraine?

[hrych]

It's the Ukrainian Armed Forces, not NATO, that are inflicting damage on Ukraine. There are questions for the military leadership, and there are even more pressing questions for the political leadership, but neither we nor the West are crossing the line. And what is a shadow fleet? A flag of convenience, especially for a British, former colony? That's why they allow this treatment. It's time to raise the Russian flag, not shirk taxes. It's not a pity to lose such a fleet; it's time to end it.

[Essex62]

No, it's NATO that's doing the damage. Their missiles, their crews, their targeting. For the Ukies, it's all about brute force assaults, anti-aircraft guns, armor, artillery, and drones. They're not even allowed near serious NATO equipment. They know we know, and we know they know. So, it turns out, they don't cross the line. FORMALLY.

[hrych]

Do you know what happened in Africa? The last colonial empire, the French Republic, was destroyed. That's almost half of Africa. France lost rare earth elements and, most importantly, gold. And most importantly, it lost cheap uranium. It was available at ten times the world market price. France generates over 70% of its energy from nuclear power plants, and 20% of the surplus is supplied to the EU in francs. This uranium is still burning in the reactors. And who did it? Wagner, Prigozhin, and company. So-called private companies, but who protected them? And who bought the uranium at world prices? And so on. And you think why Macron is so angry? Target designation is like buttering your bread. The calculations, of course, were vacationers, private military companies, etc. So in Africa, there were our private military companies, vacationers, etc. And now compare the damage. Yes, we have problems, but France will soon be overwhelmed. Moreover, Germany was dragged into this mess and they lost free gas from Russia. And imagine France and Germany filled with migrants, fed by a good economy. And now there will be expensive uranium and expensive LNG. Britain Brexited just in time. The cunning Brits escaped just in time, and the exit fees are a small matter. And where will France and Germany drag the entire EU? Everyone understands this and knows that the patient is alive and even laughing, but the days (and, of course, years) are numbered. So, there was a way out – forcing Russia to peace with its own contributions, but things turned out differently. The investments were spent, coercion failed, and the US began its own game, including ripping off chunks of the EU, taking over enterprises, and supplying expensive gas. Russia is holding on, while Europe is already being robbed like a vanquished. That's about it, in a nutshell. But there are more nuances, perhaps more important than those mentioned. But that's another story with Leonid Kanevsky.

[Essex62]

In this game of ripping us off, Europe isn't the main player. But as cannon fodder, impoverished and starving, it will be the fuel for a new campaign to the east. It's always been that way. First they'll push us to the brink, then they'll show us where to go and loot. We don't want to have 600 million people running amok right next to us. Don't talk about a loaf of bread. A loaf of bread is when the offensive is completely over and it's not these guys who will use it, or even the Dead Hand.

[hrych]

Not Europe, but Central Europe. The former socialist countries. Romanians, Poles, the Balts, and even the Turks. But only the Balts, or rather their leaders, seem ready to be butchered. Ukraine, on the other hand, is a godsend, but it's running out, and it doesn't inspire optimism for those who come next.

[Essex62]

The desire to devour, plus the state's ability to shave the back of anyone's head without asking, will produce the desired effect across Europe. Don't even doubt it. There won't be any V. Lars there at all. They don't suffer from liberalism, and homosexuality, yes, but not from snotty, pink-snot. They only want to stockpile weapons, which is exactly what they've started doing.

[hrych]

They're armed, yes. They're using us as cover, getting weapons for a new colonial campaign in Africa and for defense... from the US. But things are still going badly for them. It's not easy to arm yourself when you're bankrupt.

[Essex62]

How hard can it be? Volkswagen moved to the States, and everyone who toiled there at Reimetall moved. Several new buildings with production lines are being built. And they're ramping up production in France, and that damned island is also starting to get busy. They have the resources. And our hucksters will sell them gas, just like they do now.

[hrych]

There's also the Chinese factor; these tankers are carrying oil to them. India and the US have settled the matter. And so, oil paid for by the Chinese... is being requisitioned. What's more, we're at war, and Xi hasn't supported us, selling drones to Ukraine, etc. He waited, the wise monkey, until the tigers got tired, and his allies almost shot him in the head. Okay, the conspiracy is exposed. Now he's waiting for Putin to have a chat about this, that, and everything. We'll see. We're expecting China to get involved on our side. Not buying oil at a discount, with schemes, evading sanctions, and all that phony navy stuff, transshipments at sea, etc. And finally, some real help, like Un, for example.

[Essex62]

Neither Xi nor any potential replacements will help us. The monkey has its own pose on the bank and a very cunning red butt. And we are their competitor in any state.

[hrych]

Not a competitor, but the only river of salvation when the US imposes a naval blockade on them, which... has begun. The article we're discussing is precisely about that. Who does the shadow fleet, the Russian shadow fleet, work for? Certainly not for Russia. Venezuelan oil is mixed with Iranian oil in the ocean and shipped to China. The US intercepts this oil. Question: What does Russia have to do with this? We do have a land border with China. What kind of oil was our Black Sea terminal shipping that was recently damaged? Kazakh and Azerbaijani. And where did it go? To the West and to China. And he even managed to shit in this saving river. Now imagine that Russia comes to an agreement with the US and gives its oil to the market that the US is building for itself. And why not? In exchange for dumping Ukraine. Anchorage was more or less about this, by the way. And Russia is also ready to replace rare earths from China, including in Ukraine. They are indeed given to Britain, but for the US this is not an ethical problem... a bandit.

[Essex62]

Are you hoping that worthless people will overcome the Americans and their vassals in a fight? What the hell kind of hope is that? It'll be another complete mess. They know this themselves, so they're not making a fuss and are just letting their oil get confiscated.

[hrych]

The Chinese have now switched from bikes to SUVs, and a millionaire class has emerged, along with a middle class and even billionaires. You quickly get used to good things, and you can't force them back on their bikes. They'll have to fight for this standard of living, or there will be an internal revolution and they'll have to fight in even worse conditions, against the backdrop of civil war. All the monkey needed to do was support us in the North-Eastern Front, not call for peace and be puzzled. It's understandable. The mirage of the Far East and Siberia beckoned. They said Russia would win, the Western bubble would burst, and China would be the Ruler of the World. Russia would collapse, they'd take Siberia, and become... the Ruler of the World again. And, as has been rightly noted, the red bottom is the story of the goldfish and the Queen of the Sea, with a trough at the end. And here, the trough even hits the head. Look, Sisa was almost killed by American mercenaries... at the top of the army.

[Essex62]

The well-being of these millionaires/billionaires, the party nosse, their servants, and the part of society employed in high-tech spheres and science rests on the vast Western, primarily mattress market for goods produced by the lard of working ants. So who's sawing off the branch they're sitting on? They'll always negotiate. They won't pick a fight with their benefactor. All these tales about the main competitor are a cunning excuse. The main competitor is always us and only us. Because we have everything in abundance in the land and on it, and we are the only ones capable of putting up a fight.

[WIS]

Quote: Essex62

We don't really want to have 600 million crazy people at our side.

Sorry, it was discussed - it is impossible to unite the European army, there is a snag with Bonaparte...

[Essex62]

In an instant, the Bunapartii and everything that goes with it will be found. The party line of the honored Masons will change, and the weeding will subside. Gayropa, from its depths, is capable of producing anyone you want. Only there, a new possessed Adolf will most likely emerge.

[WIS]

Quote: hrych

The US has started its game, including tearing off pieces of the EU and taking over enterprises for oneself

It's not new for small companies to be acquired by large ones.
When you come across a "big piece that you can't swallow, but it's sweet," you cut it into pieces..., maybe with a pain in your heart...

[gromila78]

What if they start seizing merchant ships flying our flag? What if they ban crossing the straits? They pass through the territorial waters of hostile countries. Even detaining our ships for several weeks under any far-fetched pretext and then releasing them would lead to enormous losses and a collapse of maritime trade. After all, abandoning the shadow fleet would allow us to trace the supply chains we tried to conceal and evade sanctions.

[hrych]

They won't start. They won't close the straits. It's their bread and butter, their economy. They're shooting themselves in the foot, but they shouldn't shoot themselves in the head. We don't depend on maritime trade for our national existence, but they, and the entire global economy, depend on it for their very existence. We depend on the sale of resources not for our very existence, and our patched-up elite craves it, while the state is self-sufficient. In food, energy, mineral resources, and defense. Everything else is just Kirkorov's pants.

[gromila78]

What makes you think our country isn't dependent on maritime trade? Look at the cargo turnover of the commercial ports on the Black and Baltic Seas and think about how and with what to replace it.

[hrych]

God willing, this foreign trade of ours will cease. It's hindering our country's development, and we can't get off it ourselves. We need to kick it. Our consumer goods industry has deteriorated because of it. Our auto industry isn't developing because of it, and we're not making consumer electronics. And all because of this trade in resources, some of which goes into consumer goods, because the way the global market works, you have to take something from the consumer in return.

[gromila78]

Our industry can't produce what the rest of the world produces. Isolation will lead to the degradation of not only production but also science and other sectors, and will do nothing to revive industry. The country will turn into a new North Korea, with a corresponding standard of living. Even the USSR, the world's second-largest economy, needed foreign currency to buy what we didn't have.

[hrych]

Of course not. And not the rest of the world. There's a division of labor there, and countries specialized. And Asia started making counterfeits. And it even reached high-tech levels. Our only problem is in machine tool manufacturing. It's a problem of the Soviet legacy. We used to buy from Germany and Japan, and now China makes everything, too, under license. Take the auto industry, for example: Japanese, German, and Korean dealers have left, and China has taken over. We don't need a tanker fleet for machine tool manufacturing and components. Machine tools aren't consumables; they last for decades. And we have a border with China, highways, and railways. We have enough supplies through them to get components in exchange. As for seaborne supplies to Rosneft's fat cats, they won't build another palace, a yacht, a helicopter, or Kirkorov's pants. And everything was going to the West. Now it's going away with the freezing of accounts, villas, yachts, and so on. And most importantly, these guest workers and migrants are due to the excess of the hydrocarbon economy. No one idealizes our society; it's vile, but the state is self-sufficient, and arrests have begun, and they're already widespread in the Ministry of Defense. The SVO has its positive aspects, too, beyond the seizure of land, mineral resources, continental shelves, nuclear power plants, and so on.

[gromila78]

So what's missing in our aviation, automotive, space, and shipbuilding industries, given that they have no domestic competition? Enormous amounts of money have been allocated for their development, with minimal results. Maybe it's not just about foreign trade after all? Do you have a lot of domestically produced appliances at home, like a telephone? How much money will you have to spend to import all this into the country?
Regarding imports from China to the European part of Russia, how will you deliver all this? Can you imagine how much rail transport will be needed? Will Russian Railways be able to handle such a volume?

[hrych]

The state doesn't care what phone you have in your pants. It also doesn't matter what car you drive. The main thing is to have food and energy, fighter jets and intercontinental missiles with MIRVs, and the best nuclear submarines on the planet. We have the best aircraft on the planet, the Tu-160, the fastest fighter, the MiG-31, and so on. We are leaders in nuclear technology, etc. The rest... so-so. Everyone is expecting a repeat of the solar cycle with the Carrington Event of 1859. Or rather, all the powers that be are expecting it, peering into the Sun. They are building shelters. All microchips will die a heroic death. You can crack nuts with a cell phone, and you can harness a donkey to pull your fancy cars. Carburetors will work, mechanical distributors will work, and old diesel engines have a good chance of surviving. So, don't throw away your grandfather's Zaporozhets with its big ears—it might just become the coolest car around. All the girls are yours...

[gromila78]

Father, why didn't you tell me right away that you are differently gifted? I wouldn't waste my time talking to you.

[hrych]

Son, there's reality, and then there's detachment from reality. People like you think it's all somewhere far away, a fantasy. This stems from a lack of education. People like you laughed at the idea of ​​sacrifices and the like by the elite... until the Epstein files were published. They're literally exiling princes... Aren't you a prince of an empire? Okay, except for Solnyshko, insignificant humans could use a high-altitude nuclear EMP to fry all the electronics in the entire EU, China, the US, or our European part, with just one charge. And this isn't an alternative, but a strategy for the general staffs of countries with the relevant competencies. Specifically, an attack on Taiwan by China would begin with an EMP strike. So to speak, simulating a Carrington event in a specific area. The US space shuttle Boeing X-37 is already in orbit, on combat alert, just like our Vanguard, designed specifically for EMP strikes.
Read here, not Prokopenko or anyone else.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_electromagnetic_pulse
Unlike your brother, in 2018 the US Department of Homeland Security published the "Strategy for Protecting and Preparing the Nation for Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) and Geomagnetic Disturbance (GMW) Threats." These smart, big-headed guys, unlike some, are actually vested with government authority, etc. The commission was created in 2001.
https://www.empcommission.org/
Read it here
https://www.empcommission.org/docs/empc_exec_rpt.pdf
and here
https://www.empcommission.org/docs/A2473-EMP_Commission-7MB.pdf
Do you know how to use a translator or, like an important person, do you read fluently like an angel?
This isn't like talking nonsense from the sofa. Wasted time? How many cents is your time worth?

[Essex62]

Let them start stopping and seizing under our flag. And we'll see how the fighters respond. The Leningrad back alley will be in full swing. Let them remember how it was.

[Mikhail Ivanov]

There is a simple solution here: declare a moratorium on the sale of our oil for three months!
The market will react very sensitively. And oil will continue to be sold as before...

[gromila78]

Try not going to work for three months. Where will the budget money come from, and will other countries be unable to increase production? If there's a moratorium, only China and India will suffer.

[Aken]

The market will react very sensitively.

The Saudis will react even more sensitively by increasing production.

[WIS]

Quote: gromila78

What's stopping NATO? and continue to wage a confrontation with Ukraine using conventional weapons?

There is such a country - Russia!

[Aken]

Are there any military fleets in the Baltic capable of opposing our Navy?

Yes, there is. Ukrainian. They'll deploy a hundred or two drones there, and the Baltic Fleet will turn into the Black Sea Fleet.
They just don't need it yet.

[Sergey Aleksandrovich]

It won't be able to protect, but it can cause significant damage, for enlightenment of the mind, quite well.

[Vladimir M]

It won't be able to protect, but it can cause significant damage, for enlightenment of the mind, quite well.

And what “level of damage and enlightenment of the mind” are you talking about?
They will simply sink the ship with the PMC on board.

[Sergey Aleksandrovich]

Don't worry about the ship, it'll be seized anyway. So why give it away for free? The lost helicopter will help you rethink what you've done.

[Vladimir M]

I'm not worried about the ship.
Firstly, you have to sail under your own flag, and secondly, if someone in the world allows themselves to seize a vessel flying the Russian flag, then the questions will be addressed to the President of Russia...

[poquello]

Quote: kventinasd

I hope the same thing will soon happen on the southern sea borders.

it seems like

[Mikhail Ivanov]

That's what I wrote above!
It will be especially interesting to see what the Chukhonians will sing when two of their helicopters fall into the Baltic!

[Gavrilo Princip]

Yes, yes, and there will be dozens of NATO generals on board, and then the European economy will immediately collapse.

[Gavrilo Princip]

So what's next? Will the response to another tanker hijacking be overwhelming?

[Nastia makarova]

Whose tanker is this? It's whose, so let it fit in.

[Gavrilo Princip]

So no one will fight. Even if it's someone's tanker. Who will fight the US Navy? Of course not.

[Nastia makarova]

So here in the comments they started howling again that Russia suffered

[Alemax]

All these photo publications are complete bullshit. The first photo that appeared online was from some ancient year ago, from our supply vessel. This is from the same story. There are no PMCs on the ships. It's all just pure nonsense.

[carpenter]

Quote: Yuri_Ya

I wonder when they'll crack down on piracy? Free shipping, damn it...

I wonder how Somali pirates differ from American ones?

[VSO-396]

Quote: carpenter

Quote: Yuri_Ya

I wonder when they'll crack down on piracy? Free shipping, damn it...

I wonder how Somali pirates differ from American ones?

Regular armed forces.

[sub307]

Quote: Yuri_Ya

I wonder when they'll deal with piracy?

To "sort things out" you need "someone" to have "balls and pants" and "tools" of sufficient quality and quantity.

[Nastia makarova]

And what about the little eggs? ............

[matsur]

And I told you – surprises should be stuffed into tankers. And the tanker should open when entering a pirate port.

[WIS]

Quote from Matsur

We need to put surprises in tankers

The fish always jumps off the hook clumsily, but it's better to have a brain

[Mikhail Ivanov]

Now that's a clever idea!
What about the cuckoo clock?
Yes, when he starts cuckooing, the whole neighborhood will hear it!)))

[Michael]

You'll run out of fuel long before you get away from us.

[Foggy Dew]

I should have gone to the Houthis))) The Americans don't like to go there - their aircraft carriers are burning there.

[Fangaro]

When will they deal with the pirates...

Rebels are always defeated.
Revolutionaries are always winners.

[Junior Private]

Congratulations everyone. Maritime Law is broken and piracy is legal.

[Motorist]

Quote: Junior Private

Congratulations everyone. Maritime Law is broken and piracy is legal.

Poor crew! What do they need such entertainment for in the middle of the workday?!

[gromila78]

If you have a gun and I have a gun, we can talk about the law. If you have a knife and I have a knife, we can talk about rules. If you come empty-handed and I come empty-handed, we can talk about reason. But if you have a gun and I only have a knife, then truth is on your side. If you have a gun and I have nothing, what you hold isn't just a gun, it's my life. The concept of law, rules, and morality only makes sense when they are based on equality. The bitter truth of this world is that when money speaks, truth is silent. And when might speaks, even money takes three steps back. Those who make the rules are often the first to break them. Rules are chains for the weak and tools for the strong. In this world, everything good must be fought for. The masters of the game compete fiercely for resources, while the weak sit idle, waiting for their share.

[don_Reba]

From the Caribbean Sea to... to the Indian Ocean they were "pursued".
Look at the speed of their pursuers. Were they sailing, or rowing?
It's probably about 100500 miles. Did the race last 3 weeks?

[kventinasd]

Quote: don_Reba

From the Caribbean Sea to... to the Indian Ocean they were "pursued".

No one was pursuing anyone. The carrier Abraham Lincoln's strike group has been stationed in the Arabian Sea for a long time. The tanker was likely tracked via satellite, and its capture was only a matter of time.

[don_Reba]

The article is written in black Russian👉
Don't believe me? Read it again with your own eyes.

[Montezuma]

Quote: don_Reba

From the Caribbean Sea to... to the Indian Ocean they were "pursued".

I'm also curious: what's the point of a tanker, supposedly part of the "Russian shadow fleet," transporting sanctioned Venezuelan oil through the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean to someone in the Indian Ocean? Isn't this fleet's purpose precisely to transport Russian oil? What a strange route with an unclear destination.

[don_Reba]

This "zzzzzz" is not without reason.
Our "shadow" would like to export its sanctioned oil and sell it for $.
And here “our shadow” is dragging oil from Venezuela to the Indian Ocean.
Where is Russia here?

[Montezuma]

Quote: don_Reba

And here “our shadow” is dragging oil from Venezuela to the Indian Ocean.
Where is Russia here?

Here's a more understandable and logical version I found. It looks more like a "Chinese" or "Indian" trace.

The tanker Aquila II left Venezuelan waters in early January as part of a flotilla of vessels, Reuters reports. According to Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA, it was carrying approximately 700 barrels of Venezuelan oil to China.

https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/8419951

[don_Reba]

™️And they'll say, they'll say it's Russians (there were four of us)

[Cool90]

The point is that this tanker was carrying Venezuelan oil to China.

The Suezmax tanker Aquila II departed Venezuelan waters in early January as part of a flotilla of vessels. According to state-owned PDVSA, it was carrying approximately 700,000 barrels of Venezuelan heavy crude destined for China.

[Montezuma]

Quote: Kull90

The point is that this tanker was carrying Venezuelan oil to China.

I've already written about this above. So the question is, whose tanker is this, exactly? I suspect China could also be using "shadow" supplies, and Russia has enough problems of its own, so why would it need Venezuelan oil?

[Cool90]

Venezuela is also under sanctions, so they're chasing after shady tankers carrying their oil.

[Montezuma]

I apologize for the error in my comment - not "through the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean to someone in the Indian Ocean", and from the Caribbean Sea through the Atlantic Ocean to someone in the Indian Ocean.

[samarin1969]

The EU has simultaneously imposed sanctions against 42 tankers, foreign ports, and banks... They will be caught without any problem: "Tanker arrested, oil confiscated."

P.S. Aftershocks from the oil and gas lobby could bury the plans of the SVO...no matter what Mr. Lavrov unexpectedly says.

[Cool90]

*aftershocks*, *leaked*, *economy in tatters* and other things we've been hearing for a decade now, but the SVO continues and plans don't change.

[Alexander Elizarov]

. Pentagon:
No other nation on planet Earth has the power to impose its will in any sphere. Whether on land, in the air, or at sea, our Armed Forces will find you and deliver justice. You'll run out of fuel long before you escape us.

Since no one is stopping you, you can continue.
Essentially, an oil tanker is a bag of money that can be taken from the weaker one.
The Americans never mocked the Soviet Union so brazenly and demonstratively. And it must be understood that they neither respect nor fear Russia.
Poseidon and hypersonic fans are feeling down these days. They're not even scaring those damned Americans with all sorts of unique contraptions. It's even kind of boring.

[Cool90]

For reference, the tanker was carrying Venezuelan oil to China, and it turns out that China is being mocked.
The Americans are afraid of us and therefore act like jackals (my words are confirmed by the fact that they are afraid to attack us)

[Silhouette]

It was high time to introduce sanctions against US oil and gas and start detaining their tankers and gas carriers.
Only adequate countermeasures can stop this bacchanalia.

[don_Reba]

Quote: Silhouette

It was high time to introduce it

It would have been enough to not ship enriched uranium to the US from February 2022, receiving $1 billion (this is not profit, but revenue), which (Russian 235U) makes up 40% of the annual load of American nuclear power plants, which provide 20% of the US energy balance.
US GDP is $26-28 trillion.
Those Likhachev and friends, selling the non-renewable resource of sirana for $1 billion (this is revenue, I repeat) allowed the US to have $26 trillion * 20% * 40% = $2,1 trillion in GDP (Himars, shells, Abrams and all that).
But it didn't produce uranium, minus 10% in the US energy balance, no gas and oil supplies to the EU (like now, when it's cold), missiles and shells
Business. I understand everything.

[Fangaro]

If Russia, China, India, Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago, Panama, Egypt, Morocco, South Africa, Mozambique, Ethiopia, Cuba, Algeria, Tunisia, Peru, the Philippines, Indonesia and several other countries impose sanctions on the United States, Canada, England, France, Germany, Spain, Japan and Australia...
How will the exchange of goods take place then?
But those who are for Washington, London, Paris and Bonn, reach agreements faster than those who are for Beijing, Moscow, Aires, Burg...

[solar]

Why does China need this? It's not its own enemy. And the rest of India and the Emirates...

[Alexander Elizarov]

Quote from Fangaro

If Russia, China, India, Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago, Panama, Egypt, Morocco, South Africa, Mozambique, Ethiopia, Cuba, Algeria, Tunisia, Peru, the Philippines, Indonesia and several other countries impose sanctions on the United States, Canada, England, France, Germany, Spain, Japan and Australia...
How will the exchange of goods take place then?

It's very simple. Without these countries, trade will continue. If countries like Mozambique or, for example, Trinidad and Tobago were invaded by aliens, no one would even notice.

[Cool90]

Hypothetically, without the above-mentioned countries, trade would be impossible, since there would be nothing to trade... but these countries would not impose sanctions

[g_ae]

There you go! Lavrov's chewing on something green under his nose, saying the Americans didn't act like men with the Kremlin. Ah, the spirit of Anchorage. Ah, we agreed. They actually acted normally. Once again, they conned and ripped off the suckers, just like the Anglo-Saxons have always done throughout history. And Lavrov is playing the village idiot who was conned, deflowered, and now doesn't want to marry. Ugh, it's disgusting to watch and listen to all this.

[Cool90]

How did they cheat Lavrov if the Anchorage talks led to nothing, and if there were no agreements, how can they cheat him?

[Essex62]

And he said there were agreements to continue negotiating. And we could even fly to America again. And what, in your opinion, were they supposed to lead to? The capitulation of the West? They were discussing something there. And even calling something a spirit.

[Cool90]

Why are you answering me? The commenter above wrote that they agreed in Anchorage, but were deceived and cheated.

[Essex62]

Well, that's how it is. They screwed us. There were agreements, after all. The spirit of Anchorage hovers in the towers.

[Cool90]

*there were agreements to continue negotiating* you wrote that, and now you write that you agreed, make up your mind already
In fact, we didn't agree on anything, and since there is no agreement, we can't cheat or deceive = logic

[Essex62]

So, they don't want to continue negotiating what they agreed on. It's not continuing, since the towers refused. They're always open to dialogue. But they don't want it. Did you listen carefully to Lavrov? What did he say? He said they're bastards and don't want anything, and there's no point in even talking to them.

[Cool90]

It's good that our people are ready for dialogue.

And Ukrainians and Westerners say that Russia doesn't want to negotiate.

Well, Lavrov (according to you) said that there was no agreement *they are bastards and don't want anything and there's no point in talking to them*, and since there is no agreement, then you can't cheat or deceive them = logic

[Essex62]

Yes, it's possible. There's no logic there. And there have already been several confessions that they were screwed. Minsky and so on and so forth.
The Westerners don't need to negotiate at all. They've been reducing us as a nation for 11 years now. They'll reduce us to the point of incapacitating us from maintaining our vast territories, and then they'll get everything. There's no need to negotiate with them; it's time to declare a Patriotic War and drive us from our land.

[Wratch]

Tankers need to be blown up if they're captured. Better to let them sink. And then we can always say it was the striped ones who sank them.

[Essex62]

It's Chinese oil, let them worry about it. The main thing is that they don't interfere with us carrying ours, under our guise. It's time to come out of the shadows. Let them escalate. This can't go on. It's time to meet on this clearing.

[gromila78]

US Navy ships pursued the vessel from the Caribbean Sea to the Indian Ocean.

One can only envy their capabilities in the world's oceans.

[Denisg sotnick]

It's probably already obvious to everyone that everything is very sad...

[Cool90]

I think the Chinese are very sad, they bought oil and the roosters took it away

[easy]

To avoid being robbed of your own, you need a compelling argument. For us, that's a proper surface fleet, not a dozen small missile ships. Otherwise, when at the end of the year they happily report dozens of ships, in reality it turns out to be just one submarine (thank God, at least they're producing that), some second- or third-rate ship, and a bunch of tugs and support vessels. And where are the first-rate ships? And then they start screaming about tankers being seized; soon we won't even be able to set foot at sea.

[foxes]

First of all, what is needed is political will and balls from the leaders.

[Moneron]

It's shameful to fly a foreign flag on your tanker and then get offended by the detention of a ghost ship. Handing over ghost ships to the protection of private military companies...which simply don't exist in Russia, since laws on private military companies have never been created...go I don't know where, do I don't know what...how Russian is all this!!!!

[foxes]

In this wondrous "multipolar world," power reigns supreme. It's time for leaders who constantly invoke international treaties and guarantees to understand this.

[MeVED]

Quote from WIS

Ping-pong hasn't been cancelled!!!

To have ping-pong, we need to seize a couple of US tankers, and our government doesn't have the guts to do that.

[Andrey_5]

This is against the spirit of Anchorage!

[Sergey Novikov_3]

At this rate, by the end of the year Russia will be left without tankers, and probably without dry cargo ships as well.

[Nastia makarova]

What does Russia have to do with this?

[solar]

Most likely, the Americans will escort the Aquila II to the United States to drain and ship the “sanctioned” Venezuelan oil to their refineries.

Judging by the photo, the tanker is clearly empty.

[Alexey G]

Western media are directly calling the Aquila II part of Russia's "shadow fleet," affiliated with Sunne Co Limited, which is already under US sanctions for its activities in the Russian energy sector.

The Pentagon posted a video on its social media channels showing the tanker's seizure. The post is accompanied by a brazenly boastful statement claiming that the Aquila II was seized for violating Trump's Caribbean shipping regulations.

Without adequate countermeasures, our hydrocarbon affairs will find themselves in crisis.
Moscow needs to think about defense and offense simultaneously. Armed guards for ships and attacks on American tankers.
The US is transporting some of its oil through the Persian Gulf.
Perhaps this is where we need to create problems for them. Strikes by unknown drones, for example.
But for this it is important to preserve Iran.

[Nastia makarova]

What does Russia have to do with this? Even the oil there isn't from Russia.

[Adrey]

Quote: Nastia Makarova

What does Russia have to do with this? Even the oil there isn't from Russia.

A very interesting question. Yes, the oil there isn't from Russia, but... who said it isn't Russian? Or is Venezuela paying us off with bananas for its loans? And our "oil giants" have stakes there.

[Nastia makarova]

Venezuela hasn't paid us anything for a long time.

[Alexey G]

What does Russia have to do with this?

Eh Nastya, listen to Lavrov, he recently talked about this!

[Adrey]

Quote: Alexey G

Without adequate countermeasures, our hydrocarbon affairs will find themselves in crisis.

No, no! How could that be?

The problem with oil and gas revenues appears to be acute. In January, they amounted to only 393 billion rubles. which is two times less than the year before. This is a rollback to the level of the 2020 pandemic crisis.
Finam.ru

Or is it possible?...

[Idle_piston]

The Pentagon boasted of the seizure of another oil tanker.

What can we do? Might makes right. All we can do is wipe our hands and voice our latest concerns.

[Essex62]

A torpedo fired from underwater into the side of a vessel that's trying to seize our oil completely negates that right. It only takes one hit, and they'll stop their rampage. And if they react, they'll have to alert their strategic nuclear forces once. And notify them. We're not soft or defenseless. The problem is the turrets, not the capabilities. And the fact that they're playing fast and loose with the flag.

[Idle_piston]

Not in this life, and not under this government, and not under this commander-in-chief.