a “worrying escalation” of the conflict
An attack with no injuries is a worrying escalation of the full blown war in which the other party keeps vaguely (or not so vaguely) threatening nukes?
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a “worrying escalation” of the conflict
An attack with no injuries is a worrying escalation of the full blown war in which the other party keeps vaguely (or not so vaguely) threatening nukes?
No you don't understand this could drive up the oil prices. That's horrific for the investors. Think about all those AI datacenters that will now have to pay more for electricity.
It's a RUSSIAN FLAGGED ship. This isn't "grey fleet" under the guise of a "neutral" nation or anything like it. There is no deniability, this is literally just a russian vessel.
It's also waaaay outside turkish national waters, which end (if you're feeling generous) at 24 nautical miles.
Russia should just call their insurance. And then watch what's going to happen to their premiums now that it's russian-ship-season.
There's a small legal step that Ukraine needs to do.
It needs to declare a blockade and declare which goods are blockaded, e.g. "all liquids transportable by ship".
Then, shipping companies will know in advance: "you cannot transport liquids to or from Russia, if your ship looks like a tanker, don't go" and dangerous drone strikes aren't needed.
It's fortunate that no sailors have been lost so far. But without a policy announcement, the discouraging effect is maybe too small and additional ships may try to run the blockade, which could lead to loss of life and environmental harm - which would be bad.
It'll make a wonderful artificial reef, so kind of russia to begin its reperations by helping to bolster Ukraines future fishing industry.