Russia threatens to deploy navy to protect vessels from ‘western piracy’ (www.theguardian.com)
from Valnao@sh.itjust.works to world@lemmy.world on 17 Feb 2026 13:28
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Greddan@feddit.org on 17 Feb 2026 14:17 next collapse

What navy?

Patrikvo@lemmy.world on 17 Feb 2026 14:43 next collapse

Two guys in a row boat. One to row, the second to keep his fingers on the holes.

redsand@infosec.pub on 17 Feb 2026 16:07 collapse

They have an aircraft carrier a few months a year 😂

Blade9732@lemmy.world on 17 Feb 2026 14:19 next collapse

Do it Russia, we dare you. This would provide a whole new avenue of fun for the Ukranians.

OwOarchist@pawb.social on 17 Feb 2026 22:44 collapse

Plus, it will divert Russian personnel, fuel, and other resources away from Ukraine.

random_character_a@lemmy.world on 17 Feb 2026 15:24 next collapse

Why not go all in and put your aircraft carrier on the job

gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works on 17 Feb 2026 15:26 collapse

Don’t forget the oceangoing tugboat escort lmao 🤪

x00z@lemmy.world on 17 Feb 2026 15:41 next collapse

Maybe keep all the spy equipment off the ships then.

Oh and stop destroying underwater cables.

Fuckfaces.

xep@discuss.online on 17 Feb 2026 15:57 next collapse

For a moment there I thought they meant the AIbros

Inucune@lemmy.world on 17 Feb 2026 16:47 next collapse

Russian navy taking the term under-sea-boat too literally.

kreskin@lemmy.world on 18 Feb 2026 00:53 next collapse

I’m not sure they have enough tugboats to pull their navy around to make good on their threats there.

Seriously though, fuck their threats and fuck them. We should reply with a threat to sink any boats that break cables. They know exactly what they are doing. And for every diplomat who gets Havana sydrome we should give it to 5 of theirs.

I guess all of this can happen after Krasnov dies or get impeached, but it should happen.

phutatorius@lemmy.zip on 18 Feb 2026 15:58 collapse

Just keep in mind that if anything happens to Krasnov or Putin, the surviving one won’t be long for this world.

phutatorius@lemmy.zip on 18 Feb 2026 15:57 next collapse

If it’s in the Baltic, they’ll first have to get those ships off the sea floor.

Etterra@discuss.online on 18 Feb 2026 16:41 next collapse

Sure Jan comrade.

Treczoks@lemmy.world on 18 Feb 2026 17:11 collapse

But those ships are registered in random junk countries, so they are not Russian.

On the other hand, if they get protection from Russian navy ships, they are clearly identified as Russian and therefore subject to embargo.