The UK's secret services are planning to
enlist NATO allies in a large-scale operation targeting the "shadow
fleet," which could lead to an environmental disaster in international
waters, the press bureau of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service
(SVR) said in a statement obtained by TASS.
UK secret services plotting maritime ecological disaster — Foreign Intelligence Service
"The plan involves organizing a
major act of sabotage the losses of which would allow the transportation
of Russian oil to be declared a threat to all international shipping,"
the document said
MOSCOW, August 4. /TASS/.
"British secret services are planning ecological disaster in
international waters. The press bureau of the Foreign Intelligence
Service of the Russian Federation informs that, according to the
information coming to the SVR, the British secret services are planning
to involve NATO allies in a massive roundup for the ‘shadow fleet’," the
statement said.
According to London's plan, the impetus for such a campaign should be
provided by "a resonant incident involving one or more tankers."
- "The plan involves organizing a major act of sabotage the losses of which would allow the transportation of Russian oil to be declared a threat to all international shipping. This would untie Western countries’ hands in choosing methods of counteraction," the document said.
Two scenarios and actors
According to the SVR, the British are working on "two potential casus belli."
1. "The first scenario implicates setting up an ‘unwanted’ tanker accident in one of bottlenecks of sea communications (for example, in straits).
Eying sanctions
The SVR pointed out that the timing of the UK attack is intended to be chosen so as to use the media effect from it to put pressure on the administration of US President Donald Trump.
According to the SVR, the British are working on "two potential casus belli."
1. "The first scenario implicates setting up an ‘unwanted’ tanker accident in one of bottlenecks of sea communications (for example, in straits).
- As it is believed in London, oil spills and fairway blocking would provide NATO countries with ‘sufficient’ grounds for establishing a precedent of ‘extraordinary’ vessel inspection under the guise of maritime safety and environmental regulations compliance," the statement noted.
2. "The second one involves setting fire to a tanker at loading in a
port of a state friendly to Russia.
- It is expected that the fire would cause significant damage to the port infrastructure and spread to other vessels, which would require an international investigation," the SVR emphasized.
The report suggests Ukraine’s
special forces may be tasked with sinking a tanker in a critical
maritime choke point or setting one ablaze in a Russia-friendly port.
- Experts, including Dr. Sidharth Kaushal from the Royal United Services Institute, warn that the report may signal Russia’s intent to stage a “false flag” operation to deflect blame for potential environmental disasters caused by the fleet’s un-seaworthy ships.
Many vessels, often registered under flags of convenience like Comoros or Gabon, pose significant risks of oil spills.
- The SVR’s claims come as U.S. and EU sanctions have slashed the fleet’s oil transport from 50 million to under 20 million barrels monthly.
- Moscow’s accusations may also aim to counter potential U.S. tariffs targeting Russia’s oil trade.
At least six tankers have reportedly suffered unexplained ex ..
At least six tankers have reportedly suffered unexplained ex ..
At least six tankers have reportedly suffered unexplained ex ..
PLOT TO ATTACK
Moscow claims in a report from their secret service that Britain is orchestrating attacks on its shadow fleet of aging tankers, used to evade sanctions on Russian oil exports. The Kremlin’s foreign intelligence service, SVR, alleges that London plans “mass raids” to sink these vessels, staging the incidents as accidents to justify restricting their movements.
"London is going to entrust Ukrainian security forces with the
implementation of both terrorist attacks.
Their expectedly dirty work
and inability to ‘cover up’ their tracks are considered by the British
as a guarantee of impunity for themselves.
The international
investigation would hold either Russia or at worst Ukraine responsible
for the accident, similar to the situation with the Nord Stream gas
pipeline explosion," the press bureau stressed.
Eying sanctions
The SVR pointed out that the timing of the UK attack is intended to be chosen so as to use the media effect from it to put pressure on the administration of US President Donald Trump.
- "The aim is to force Washington, in defiance of its national interests, to impose the most severe secondary sanctions against Russian energy resources buyers, making them seen as ‘indirect culprits of the tragedy’," the statement said.
"It seems like nostalgia for the lost dominance at sea and for
authorized by the Crown pirate lawlessness have completely deprived the
British Intelligence of the remnants of common sense.
It’s high time for
our British colleagues to understand that their increasingly bold
attempts not only ‘to get back at’ their rivals, but also to cause
damage to the global energy security and ecology are capable to make
even their most loyal allies run out of patience,"
--- the Russian Foreign
Intelligence Service concluded.
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