Sunday’s maritime incident between Russia and Ukraine in the Sea of Azov has led to an emergency NATO meeting and a flurry of condemnations from the US and other member nations against Russia.
On Sunday, Russia seized three Ukrainian navy boats for entering a closed part of the Sea of Azov. Russia said the area was closed as part of a security effort, while Ukraine says the boats did nothing wrong.
At a UN meeting, Ambassador Nikki Haley condemned Russia’s actions as “outrageous,” and said they amounted to a “violation of sovereign Ukrainian territory.” That does not appear to be the case, even in the Ukrainian government’s version of events.
NATO officials also expressed “full support” for Ukraine, and reiterated complaints about the 2014 Crimean secession from Ukraine, and subsequent accession into the Russian Federation.
German officials also issued a statement, saying it was “unacceptable” for Russia to block off its own part of the Sea of Azov, and that they consider the matter worrying.
Some nations respect the rule of law, just not the EU, US and its allies.
The US does not respect the rule of law, starting with the UN Charter and continuing with its attacks on various countries, its occupation of eastern Syria, its violation of China territorial waters, etc.
NATO’s Stoltenberg also condemned Russia’s “invasion” of the Donbas,
And today’s TASS quotes Russian Foreign Secretary once again asserting his nation “is interested in restoring full-fledged contacts between the Russian and NATO military.”
Russia will continue to be disrespected and threatened as long as it allows itself to be treated so.
I think it’s nice to see someone show some restraint with their national defense. The rest of the world is watching. NATO may be able to hoodwink some of their own people but most of the world lives outside of their sphere of influence. The lesson being learned by those outside of the “free world” is that the Atlantacists are the real savages and the western propagandists are full of sh*t. They will be careful who they choose to trust now. Russia plays the long game.
The cowardly lying NATO members would not even discuss the matter, let alone follow the facts, which are obvious.