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My takeaway from Putin saying "sharing revenue with poorer nations" is "I'll pay off corrupt dictators/warlords who will be my friend".African leaders leave Russia summit without grain deal or path to end the war in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Africa as a rising center of power in the world.www.politico.com
The difference is that the USS Nitze was invited. Before the fall of the USSR, Soviet Navy ships visited, among other places, San Diego (see From the Archives: Soviet warships visited San Diego 30 years ago) and Boston (Soviet Sailors in Boston and Americans in Leningrad: First Exchange Visit in 30 Years (Published 1975))USS Nitze (DDG-94) visited Gölük Naval base near Istanbul on 3 February 2023 - last time I checked, USS Nitze was a USN warship...
Turkey has restricted all non-Black Sea based warships from all navies as a matter of choice, the convention clearly defines transit denial based on belligerant nations.
And, to add to this, as mentioned already, there is no declared war, a "special military operation" does not activate the convention.
Turkey chose to restrict military traffic to prevent escalation.
USS Nitze (DDG-94) visited Gölük Naval base near Istanbul on 3 February 2023 - last time I checked, USS Nitze was a USN warship...
Turkey has restricted all non-Black Sea based warships from all navies as a matter of choice, the convention clearly defines transit denial based on belligerant nations.
The question is will the Turks give permission to transit -- because that is the crux of the matter. Me, I don't think Erdogan would approve, given what a twat he's been in NATO the last 18 months.
Don't disagree….but what could he do to stop any British or American warship from entering the Black Sea? He can't exactly open fire on it.
I'll repeat, after its seizure from the Ottomans, the Bosporus and Istanbul should have never have been handed to the Turks by the Wallies.Don't disagree….but what could he do to stop any British or American warship from entering the Black Sea? He can't exactly open fire on it.
And to show your appreciation you will send troops to fight for us.......My takeaway from Putin saying "sharing revenue with poorer nations" is "I'll pay off corrupt dictators/warlords who will be my friend".
Russian military disguise fuel trucks as logging trucks
Russian military tries to camouflage its fuel trucks with piles of wood to avoid Ukrainian drone attacks. Footage of Russian fuel trucks appeared Saturday showing some ingenious camouflage methods of military vehicles to disguise as logging trucks. The military was shown on video how they were...defence-blog.com
And logs can be fuel. So, fair target. Heck, anything within Ukraine that's identifiably Russian is a target.Logs would make a passible armour layer for some weapons.
Fricken tool…
Russia's Medvedev: We'd have to use a nuclear weapon if Ukrainian offensive was a success
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who has sometimes raised the spectre of a nuclear conflict over Ukraine, said on Sunday that Moscow would have to use a nuclear weapon if Kyiv's ongoing counter-offensive was a success. Medvedev, who is deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, a...www.yahoo.com
What a blowhard.
A very dangerous blowhard.