mpr21
January 8
On
Tuesday, the Russian company BurevestMarin denounced the United States'
attempt to intercept the Russian cargo ship Marinera in the North
Atlantic amid a storm.
"Our civilian vessel, which is carrying no
cargo and sailing in ballast, has been pursued for some time by the
United States Coast Guard. Despite repeated attempts by the captain to
communicate the identity and civilian nature of the Russian-flagged
vessel, the pursuit continues with coordinated aerial surveillance by US
Navy P-8A Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft," the company statement
said.
The United States "plans to intercept the vessel soon," the
statement added. BurevestMarin warned that any attempt by US troops to
land the cargo ship from helicopters or board it poses an extreme danger
due to the severe weather conditions. Wind speeds in the area are up to
20 meters per second with strong gusts, wave heights exceed 5 meters,
and temperatures are near or below freezing.
“Any attempt to land
helicopters or intercept vessels in these stormy conditions poses a
grave and unjustifiable threat to the lives of U.S. military personnel,”
the company stated, urging the United States to “exercise restraint and
allow for a peaceful resolution through international maritime law,
rather than risking lives in stormy conditions.”
According to the
company, the vessel is a civilian cargo ship with no cargo on board,
and its crew consists of citizens of Russia, Ukraine, and Georgia. In
this context, BurevestMarin questioned the necessity of the U.S. Navy
taking dangerous actions against an empty civilian cargo ship.
Much More Than a Naval Blockade of Venezuela
The
United States has imposed a naval blockade on Venezuela, preventing
sanctioned oil tankers from entering the region and reserving the right
to seize them. But the objective extends far beyond the Caribbean
nation. The New York Times articles of the past few days have made it
clear that the attacks on refineries and shipping are a way to increase
pressure on Moscow.
Several ships have been seized. The Bella 1
managed to escape. It was registered as a Russian vessel, flew the
Russian flag, changed its name, and instantly went from being a
stateless ship to being under Moscow's protection. That should have been
the way out. Instead, the United States seized it anyway, no less, near
Iceland.
Russia warned Washington not to touch it. Washington
shrugged and acted. This wasn't about imposing sanctions. It was about
testing the limits of the United States.
Since the beginning of
the war in Ukraine, Russia has been cut off from Western shipping,
insurance, and logistics. So Moscow adapted. More than a thousand
tankers are discreetly sailing, transporting oil illegally sanctioned by
the United States.
For the United States, the ships are a means
of exerting pressure. They weaken the fleet, put pressure on Russia and
Iran. But Venezuela's role in this equation is crucial because the
United States contributed to the destruction of the Venezuelan oil
industry. Sanctions paralyzed production, financing, maintenance, and
exports. Predictably, Venezuela turned to China, which bought the oil,
paid without using dollars, and secured its long-term supply.
Suddenly,
the United States is demanding Venezuelan oil again. Trump announces
that Caracas will cede between 30 and 50 million barrels to the United
States, oil worth nearly $2 billion. He claims it will be sold at market
price and that he will personally control the profits "for the good of
the Venezuelan and American people."
The oil was destined for
China. Now it won't, and that's the crux of the matter. The real
objective is financial and strategic: to undermine China, reaffirm the
dominance of the dollar, and fracture the BRICS alliance before it can
consolidate.
Venezuela is merely a foothold in a broader strategy
to return the world to a system where Washington dictates the rules and
the dollar is indispensable. The dollar's absolute dominance doesn't
prevent American workers from being plunged into poverty; it reinforces
financial control and consolidates banks that don't hesitate to ruin
them.
The United States is plunging Venezuela into chaos through
sanctions and then claims to "stabilize" what it helped destroy, all
while discreetly diverting oil destined for China.
The oil
seizure won't stay in the Caribbean. It has already reached the North
Atlantic. The next reaction is likely to be anything but symbolic.
Russia and China are watching not just the tanker, but the precedent it
could set. This is how miscalculations begin.
Source: https://mpr21.info/estados-unidos-aborda-un-carguero-con-pabellon-ruso-en-el-norte-del-atlantico/
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