“I do not think attempting to board a Russian-flagged tanker a good idea. Yeouch!”
Well, it’s either a dry run for going after Russian tankers in an attempt to shutdown their oil exports, or perhaps it’s Trump claiming that we own the Western Hemisphere (with the implication that Russia can then take care of its own backyard).
I hope it’s the second, and I’m cool with that. If it’s the first, start digging shelters.
Russia can't even defeat Ukraine. It's hardly in a position to fight the US.
“I hope it’s the second, and I’m cool with that. If it’s the first, start digging shelters.”
Better find your safe space.
Or the crew simply painted a Russian flag on it... Pretty darned sure there were phone calls made to Moscow from the State Department to get the story straight before all this went down.