Russia demands Trump administration provide reasoning for seizure of oil tanker

https://thehill.com/policy/international/5644572-lavrov-questions-us-venezuela-seizure/

28 Comments

  1. Does ‘everyone is tired of your bullshit’ count as a valid reason? I’m not well versed in modern maritime law.

  2. Anxious-Connection98 on

    This is why Trump seems so distant from Ukraine and Europe. The more the situation develops, the clearer it becomes that his position on the EU and Ukraine is part of a strategy aimed at easing his actions in South America. He’s hoping that by abandoning Ukraine and pointing the finger at “evil Europe,” Russia will choose not to interfere in his Venezuelan plans.

    In my opinion, it’s a poor strategy. Russia will gladly take anything he hands them for free, but they will never give anything back. That’s simply how they operate.

    Trump and his advisers are either too foolish to understand this, or, more likely, too corrupt to care about America’s actual interests.

  3. Stereo_Jungle_Child on

    Don’t worry, Russia. After Trump steals everything of value out of it and then renames the ship after himself, he’ll probably sell it back to you.

  4. The seized oil tanker was sanctioned in 2022 under Biden for its involvement in oil smuggling and is owned by a Russian Oligarch.
    🤣🤣

  5. what Trump doesn’t understand is that russia likes to have their cake and eat it too. Letting Russia have Ukraine doesn’t mean he gets Venezuela. It means they get ukraine and trump has to let them continue to do what they’re doing in South America as well.

  6. 420blazeittwigbundle on

    The reason for this demand is that Trump is doing so to fabricate the appearance of an artificial rift between Putin and Him. Probably at the request of Putin himself. This is all a distraction. Why? Because Putin has goals Trump is helping with and because Putin has leverage on Trump. All ima say is that the camera used to take a picture of Trump and Billy in that red room wasn’t the only one that was taking pictures that day. Hurry the fuck up lads. Jeez.