The Brink of War?

[dab69]

https://news.yahoo.com/sunken-russia...175017395.html

Sunken Russian warship Moskva to become dive site?



Russia on Friday confirmed that its flagship missile cruiser Moskva has sunk while the damaged ship was being towed in the Black Sea.

In response, Ukrainian Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov hinted that the Moskva might someday become a tourist attraction for scuba divers.

Reznikov tweeted: “A ‘flagship’ russian warship is a worthy diving site. We have one more diving spot in the Black Sea now. Will definitely visit the wreck after our victory in the war.”

[StevieWonders]

What the hell are you talking about? Right Moses, they closed the straits to stop NATO ships from entering the Black Sea, the very defense alliance they're a member of. You bet.

Turkey can't stop Russian ships from leaving the Black Sea. However, they definitely can and have stopped them from entering.

Nikkei Asia’s perspective - https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Ukr...Moskva-sinking

[Dodger]

Nevermind, I found out. Obviously, this wasn't an attack on the ship and was just an accidental fire, and Russian state TV is sticking with that narrative.

At the same time hypocritically saying this is the equivalent to an attack on Russian soil,......

Is Putin saying that the Russian sailors who accidentally sank their own ship are now guilty of attacking Russia?...LOL

I love Putin's narrative on this whole "operation" of his: He can attack and brutalize Ukraine, but it's against the rules for Ukraine to attack back. Is that what he's saying?

Again I find myself laughing hysterically. This is better than watching Saturday Night Live.

[cdnmatt]

Who knows, apparently Russian state TV is talking slightly differently today. Still sticking with the narrative that it sunk due to an accidental fire of course.

Then in the same breath, still hypocritically segwaying into talking in the context that it was enemy fire. Except now they're adding in that there's no way it could have been Ukraine, because no way some Ukrainians could have sunk a strong Russian ship like that, so it had to of been NATO.

Who knows, and if it was NATO we'll never know about it anyway. If it was, then good and I'm glad. I hope it was a couple American F-35s that Russia couldn't even pickup on their radar who put that ship to the bottom of the ocean where it belongs, because fuck Putin. Or even better, yeah Russia it was Seal Team 6.

[Dragonman]

Wrong. Turkey may close straits only non-Black sea countries. For Russia Black sea is home sea, so they can't close straits for it, but may close straits for NATO countries. Surprise.

Partially correct. The Montreux Convention states that Black Sea Nation warships returning to their registered ports must be permitted to return. Russian Black Sea fleet ships in, e.g., the Mediterranean are covered by this, but not those from Russian Pacific, Baltic or Northern Fleets.

[cdnmatt]

According to the Austrian leader who met with Putin, Putin seeminly thinks Russia is doing just fine and winning the war.

https://www.businessinsider.com/aust...ing-war-2022-4

[Dodger]

According to the Austrian leader who met with Putin, Putin seemingly thinks Russia is doing just fine and winning the war.

Right out of Donald Trumps playbook.

[Dodger]

Reality Check:

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/04/17/e...hnk/index.html

[Moses]

Reality Check:

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/04/17/e...hnk/index.html

According to Russian state media, most of the Ukrainian defenders are located in the Azovstal steel works, one of the largest such plants in Europe with a network of rail tracks and furnaces. Andriushchenko said resistance to the Russians continued beyond this plant.

Azovstal has deep underground facilities. Offer to load down weapon and surrender was in action till 3 pm local time. Now Tu-22 with 3-5 kilotons bombs in anti-bunker variant are on their way to Azovstal. Tomorrow it will be flat desert.

[cdnmatt]

Is this the part where all their bodies are found dead without any visible outside wounds to the body?