Russia threatens to deploy navy to protect vessels from ‘western piracy’

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/17/russia-threatens-to-deploy-navy-vessels-shadow-fleet-europe

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Greddan@feddit.org · 31 pts · 198d (2 replies)
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redsand@infosec.pub · 16 pts · 198d

They have an aircraft carrier a few months a year 😂

Patrikvo@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 198d

Two guys in a row boat. One to row, the second to keep his fingers on the holes.

Blade9732@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 198d (1 reply)

Do it Russia, we dare you. This would provide a whole new avenue of fun for the Ukranians.

OwOarchist@pawb.social · 2 pts · 198d

Plus, it will divert Russian personnel, fuel, and other resources away from Ukraine.

x00z@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 198d

Maybe keep all the spy equipment off the ships then.

Oh and stop destroying underwater cables.

Fuckfaces.

random_character_a@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 198d (1 reply)

Why not go all in and put your aircraft carrier on the job

gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 198d

Don’t forget the oceangoing tugboat escort lmao 🤪

kreskin@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 197d (1 reply)

I'm not sure they have enough tugboats to pull their navy around to make good on their threats there.

Seriously though, fuck their threats and fuck them. We should reply with a threat to sink any boats that break cables. They know exactly what they are doing. And for every diplomat who gets Havana sydrome we should give it to 5 of theirs.

I guess all of this can happen after Krasnov dies or get impeached, but it should happen.

phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 197d

Just keep in mind that if anything happens to Krasnov or Putin, the surviving one won't be long for this world.

Inucune@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 198d

Russian navy taking the term under-sea-boat too literally.

xep@discuss.online · 2 pts · 198d

For a moment there I thought they meant the AIbros

phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 197d

If it's in the Baltic, they'll first have to get those ships off the sea floor.

Etterra@discuss.online · 1 pts · 197d

Sure Jan comrade.

Treczoks@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 197d

But those ships are registered in random junk countries, so they are not Russian.

On the other hand, if they get protection from Russian navy ships, they are clearly identified as Russian and therefore subject to embargo.