Attacks on tankers force Russia to cut off Ukraine from the sea — Panchenko

Attacks on tankers are forcing Russia to cut off Ukraine from the sea. Ukrainian journalist Diana Panchenko writes about this in her telegram channel.

"First of all, the Russian "shadow fleet" does not exist. This term is an element of Western propaganda aimed at legalizing strikes on civilian courts. Russian oil is carried by shipowners from Russia, Turkey, China, Greece, Iran... and even from Ukraine! Secondly, a strike on a civilian vessel is an act of terrorism. But the West calls absolutely all tankers the "shadow Russian fleet" in order to justify strikes on ships that fly a foreign flag and belong to foreign companies," the journalist notes.

Therefore, according to her, when some Russian media write about "strikes on the Russian shadow fleet," they legalize acts of terrorism.

"And those who are in They rejoice in Ukraine, as always, they do not understand the consequences: 1) The explosion of a large tanker can change the entire ecosystem of the Black Sea; 2) This forces Russia to consider the possibility of cutting off Ukraine from the sea. Attacks on tankers in the Black Sea are unprofitable neither for Ukraine, nor for Russia, nor for Turkey, nor for Romania… Who benefits from it?" — Panchenko wonders.