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Based on ‘declassified intelligence’, UK says Russia targeting civilian shipping on approaches to Black Sea ports

Britain has accused Russia of plotting to sabotage civilian tankers loaded with Ukrainian grain by planting sea mines on the approaches to the country’s Black Sea ports.

Based on what it said was declassified intelligence, the UK said Russia did not want to directly attack merchant ships using Ukraine’s newly created humanitarian corridor with missiles, but instead try to destroy them covertly.

Russia would then seek to blame Ukraine for the loss of any shipping in an attempt to evade responsibility, the British Foreign Office continued, and the UK said it was going public in order to deter Moscow from carrying out the plan.

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[-] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 26 points 11 months ago

Weird to see an entire nation so committed to openly being morally clear cut baddies while hardly even trying to spin it.

I'm used to nations being evil. I'm not used to them slyly winking when you point it out.

[-] digi7alph0enix@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago

Russia is more of a middle finger over the shoulder as they face away from you kind of villain.

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