Russian warship fired warning shot at Norwegian fishing boat

https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-warship-chase-away-norway-fishing-vessel/

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  1. threat-of-sodomy on

    Relevant:

    >The incident occurred in Norway’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the Barents Sea

  2. >A spokesperson for the Norwegian Joint Headquarters confirmed to local media that a radio conversation took place between the Russian warship and the Norwegian fishing vessel but said it did not observe the warning shot.

    They might want to avoid war with Russia right away, hence. Meanwhile Russia is pretending to bully a NATO country.

  3. It’s the Russian Baltic fleet all over again, except it seems intentional stupidity not regular stupidity.

  4. It’s not a warning shot if you shoot at a ship in it’s territorial waters.

    NATO should deploy a destroyer group to guard vessels in response.

  5. The Russian navy is shooting live ammo at Norwegian fishing vessels in Norwegian waters.

    And getting away with it.

    It’s still the Neville Chamberlains dealing with the tyrant. And it’s not going well for the West.

  6. This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-warship-chase-away-norway-fishing-vessel/) reduced by 59%. (I’m a bot)
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    > A Russian warship menaced a Norwegian fishing vessel in the Arctic Ocean earlier this month, firing a warning shot that forced it to flee, according to the small boat's skipper.

    > The incident occurred on Sept. 12 in the Barents Sea, off Norway's northern coast, and involved Russian anti-submarine destroyer Admiral Levchenko, which was participating in a military exercise, and a small Norwegian fishing boat.

    > A spokesperson for the Norwegian Joint Headquarters confirmed to local media that a radio conversation took place between the Russian warship and the Norwegian fishing vessel but said it did not observe the warning shot.

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  7. Imagine illegally impeding on Norway’s EEZ and feeling threatened by the simple presence of a NORWEGIAN, FISHING, boat to the point of FIRING in their direction.

    This is a nation that claims to be serious and legitimate.

    Let Ukraine unconditionally strike them with long-range western weapons and let’s end this shit once and for all.

  8. ChanuteNukes1986SLB on

    I’m surprised Russia was able to get that weapon system to operate properly…I’m surprised it didn’t cause issues where the ship almost sank!

  9. Can we please scrounge up some old submarines for ukraine that would pretty fast make the russian navy stay close to home.

  10. Ready_Register1689 on

    Or another way to write headline “warship survives encounter with fishing boat thanks to quick thinking of its crew”

  11. Knowing ancient Norwegian “fishing” boats, Russia does not want that smoke once the fishermen board and starts chanting about Odin.

  12. Russian Warship Vs. a Norwegian trawler? Russians are done for, always taking on more than they can possibly handle …