⚡️Moscow Responds to the Seizure of a Tanker Flying the Russian Flag

Russia’s Ministry of Transport has issued a statement in connection with the actions of the U.S. Coast Guard, which today seized the tanker Marinera flying the Russian flag.

According to the Ministry of Transport, at around 15:00 Moscow time on Wednesday, U.S. naval forces boarded the tanker, after which contact with the vessel was lost. The statement says the incident occurred on the high seas, outside territorial waters.

“In accordance with the provisions of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, the regime of freedom of navigation applies on the high seas, and no state has the right to use force against vessels duly registered under the jurisdiction of other states,” the statement said, as published on the ministry’s Telegram channel.

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This is verbatim Trump’s latest post on Truth Social:

Remember, for all of those big NATO fans, they were at 2% GDP, and most weren’t paying their bills, UNTIL I CAME ALONG. The USA was, foolishly, paying for them! I, respectfully, got them to 5% GDP, AND THEY PAY, immediately. Everyone said that couldn’t be done, but it could, because, beyond all else, they are all my friends. Without my involvement, Russia would have ALL OF UKRAINE right now. Remember, also, I single-handedly ENDED 8 WARS, and Norway, a NATO Member, foolishly chose not to give me the Noble Peace Prize. But that doesn’t matter! What does matter is that I saved Millions of Lives. RUSSIA AND CHINA HAVE ZERO FEAR OF NATO WITHOUT THE UNITED STATES, AND I DOUBT NATO WOULD BE THERE FOR US IF WE REALLY NEEDED THEM. EVERYONE IS LUCKY THAT I REBUILT OUR MILITARY IN MY FIRST TERM, AND CONTINUE TO DO SO. We will always be there for NATO, even if they won’t be there for us. The only Nation that China and Russia fear and respect is the DJT REBUILT U.S.A. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!! President DJT

It makes no difference how much good he does for his country—or even for the world. The man is mentally unwell. And when someone mentally unwell is arguably the most powerful and influential man on the planet, the world becomes a very dangerous place. Because no one—not even he himself—knows what he might do tomorrow.

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On January 8, 1709, the first civil calendar in Russia was published in Moscow. Until then, Orthodox church calendars (saints' lists) were the primary means of marking time in Russia. The calendar, also known as the "Bryusov Calendar," was introduced at the initiative of Peter the Great and named after Yakov Bryus (pictured above), a prominent scientist, military leader, and close associate of the Tsar, who oversaw the Moscow Civil Printing Office.

The first edition of the calendar was engraved on copper plates and printed on six large-format sheets. It featured a universal calendar (mesyatseslov), daily weather and activity predictions, and explanatory tables. Over time, the calendar expanded to 47 sheets, including weather forecasts for the year, astrological data for each zodiac sign, descriptions of their influence, fortune-telling methods, and other practical information.

Today, the first edition of the Bryusov Calendar is a valuable antique. Only three complete copies remain in Russia, housed in the State Hermitage, the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, and the Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

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Trump likely has serious psychological issues, which makes his actions unpredictable. It’s also quite possible that this unpredictability is, at least in part, deliberate. Most likely, it’s a combination of both.

The rational response is to set one’s own course and act proactively rather than reactively. This is precisely what Russia, under Vladimir Putin’s leadership, is doing. Expecting quick or impulsive responses from Russia to Trump’s moves is therefore unreasonable. Everything will unfold in due course.

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Trump has called for a dramatic increase in the Pentagon’s budget, proposing to raise defense spending from the $901 billion approved by Congress for 2026 to $1.5 trillion in 2027.

Trump said the increase would allow the United States to build what he described as a “dream military.”

Many analysts interpreted this as Trump and the United States preparing for a major war. Perhaps. But another explanation is also plausible.

Contrary to popular intuition, the military-industrial complex is not primarily about war. It is about making money by preparing for war, largely by countering inflated, exaggerated, and mostly imaginary threats. The military industrial complex is not an ideological entity. It is a profit-making machine that uses ideology as a tool to maximize revenue.

The military-industrial complex does not need real enemies. It manufactures them, sticking their noses and dirty fingers into real politics. Trump doesn’t want them to monkey around with real politics. He wants to do real politics himself.

But the drive to make money is something Trump understands intimately. From that perspective, he may simply be pouring money into the military-industrial complex to keep it satisfied and non-interfering, so long as it keeps earning and supports his initiatives whatever they might be. Or it could simply stay quiet. Moreover, the more money the military-industrial complex makes, the more people it employs and the more taxes it generates. And everyone is happy. In Trump’s world, this is the art of the deal in action.

Could that be the case? Very likely, in our view.

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Crude? Yes!
Shameless? Absolutely!
Effective? Remains to be seen…

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This stunning photograph comes from the collection of the Russian Peace Fund.

Titled Lake Baikal Ice.
Photographer: Galina Shestakova.

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