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Putin's preferred candidate steals his oil (www.theguardian.com)
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cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/52995935

Britain’s Ministry of Defence said it had provided military help to the US forces that seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker north-west of the British Isles, arguing the operation was legitimate because the vessel had breached sanctions on Iran.

John Healey, the defence secretary, said the UK had allowed US aircraft to use bases to prepare for and carry out the mission, while the RAF had provided extra surveillance and the navy refuelling while the final capture was under way.

Healey said British involvement was justified under international law because the Marinera, which was sailing from the Caribbean Sea towards Russia, had previously been placed under sanctions when it was known as the Bella 1.

“This ship, with a nefarious history, is part of a Russian-Iranian axis of sanctions evasion which is fuelling terrorism, conflict, and misery from the Middle East to Ukraine,” the defence secretary said.

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[–] UsernameHere@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (4 children)

The Russian/Iranian bots told me I should be mad about this and it’s super illegal.

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Sometimes the bots are right, they're just pushing it for an agenda that happens to align with reality at the time.

[–] UsernameHere@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Russia and Iran want their shadow fleet of tankers to continue to fuel the genocide in Ukraine.

Claiming the bots are right is just support for the genocide in Ukraine.

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Claiming the bots are right is just support for the genocide in Ukraine.

That's not the case at all. Things can be illegal and still morally right.

Trying to conflate the two for simplicity is irresponsible. That's how you get Israel claiming their genocide in Gaza is justified as self defense from one attack (which may have been partially orchestrated by part of the Israeli government in the first place).

[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Can china and russia sanctions the west for fueling the genocide in Gaza?

[–] ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Legal and illegal means nothing but, if culprit and victim were reversed, how would you feel about it?

[–] UsernameHere@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Russia invaded Ukraine and Iran assists. They were sanctioned as a result of those actions. The shadow fleet that is supplying fuel for the genocide in Ukraine must be stopped.

I would feel the same way regardless of who was contributing to the genocide.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world -2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Crazy that all those bots have IPs in Northern Virginia

[–] UsernameHere@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Crazy to think there’s no way to spoof that.