That's not how any of this works. These guys are merchant seaman who try to keep that peice of shit right side up, not some paramilitary organization. Nobody went around blowing shit up.
So a government is putting lots of military equipment on ships to send places with zero manned oversight of making sure it all goes where it should? Yeah right... there are Russian agents on all of them providing oversight.
Had that yahoo operation in Venezuela not happened the whole world would be cheering these Russian ships getting seized. They are a safety hazard and propping up Putin. Question is just seize them full and sell the oil or sink them empty (or recycle or whatever you do with boats way past their service life)
They don’t have any real options. They have extremely limited force projection capabilities and the US has complete overmatch on them at this point.
Outside of strongly worded statements, nuclear saber rattling, and some asymmetric warfare stuff (ie dragging anchors on undersea cables), they don’t really have any recourse.
Putin absolutely fucked Russia by invading Ukraine.
Is this a serious question? What’s Russia going to do? Risk pissing off trump and him giving Ukraine more support? I’m sure trump could think of plenty of other ways to punish Russia as well
The Russian Navy has gotten ships sunk by a landlocked country.
I will shit on the US Navy at every humorous opportunity. (GoArmyBeatNavy) Our brothers on boats could and would fuck up the Chinese and Russian navies at the same time - as long as nuclear weapons are kept sheathed. Once the nukes are loosed though everyone loses.
Because is part of the deal that the governments of our two countries struck that will allow a free hand in Venezuela in exchange for the same in Ukraine. Allegedly.
Russia has been trying to do that for 12 years and has barely made any progress. Why would the US even need to make any concessions in this area when they are following international law? The Russian Navy is powerless.
Russia can't handle Ukraine nevermind anything else
This and also Russia doesn’t NEED oil.
Because the Russian Navy is a joke that's why.
The United States was in fact operating within the confines of International Law
The vessel was stateless, and rumored to be carrying weapons to Venezuela
Good stuff for a change, operating under international law
There was probably something on there that was destroyed before it could be boarded
That's not how any of this works. These guys are merchant seaman who try to keep that peice of shit right side up, not some paramilitary organization. Nobody went around blowing shit up.
The Russian shadow fleet commercial vessels have GRU operatives on them with the crew.
So a government is putting lots of military equipment on ships to send places with zero manned oversight of making sure it all goes where it should? Yeah right... there are Russian agents on all of them providing oversight.
Because, for all their chest beating, they are struggling at naval warfare, against a vastly smaller nation with no navy.
russia has to be incredibly calculated with any other punches that it opts to throw, outside of Ukraine right now.
Because those vessels are being seized legally. But reddits hive mind with something happening under trump thinks it’s bad.
I’m as anti Trump as they come. These VBSSs are very welcome in my world.
Not “narco boats”.
Had that yahoo operation in Venezuela not happened the whole world would be cheering these Russian ships getting seized. They are a safety hazard and propping up Putin. Question is just seize them full and sell the oil or sink them empty (or recycle or whatever you do with boats way past their service life)
They don’t have any real options. They have extremely limited force projection capabilities and the US has complete overmatch on them at this point.
Outside of strongly worded statements, nuclear saber rattling, and some asymmetric warfare stuff (ie dragging anchors on undersea cables), they don’t really have any recourse.
Putin absolutely fucked Russia by invading Ukraine.
Is this a serious question? What’s Russia going to do? Risk pissing off trump and him giving Ukraine more support? I’m sure trump could think of plenty of other ways to punish Russia as well
The Russian Navy has gotten ships sunk by a landlocked country.
I will shit on the US Navy at every humorous opportunity. (GoArmyBeatNavy) Our brothers on boats could and would fuck up the Chinese and Russian navies at the same time - as long as nuclear weapons are kept sheathed. Once the nukes are loosed though everyone loses.
Why would Russia attack their own puppet state?
There is an enormous gap in military capability between the US and Russia.
Aka, Putin already got everything he wants from Trump
There are some suspicions that the outcomes of many of these events are negotiated before they occur.
For the same reason the US is being so reserved about Ukraine. Quid pro Quo. It's a Trump hallmark.
you're getting downvoted but that's the answer.
Because is part of the deal that the governments of our two countries struck that will allow a free hand in Venezuela in exchange for the same in Ukraine. Allegedly.
Russia has been trying to do that for 12 years and has barely made any progress. Why would the US even need to make any concessions in this area when they are following international law? The Russian Navy is powerless.
Because TV COnsumption will destroy their morale
Lmao 🤣 yeah, no shit
Profit sharing.