CLOSURE OF CHANNELS A MUST: No F16 jets for Ukraine till next year

Situation is catastrophic for the biggest European country Ukraine which lost entire coastal line on the black sea - previously with the biggest coastal line now almost without any with grain ships unwilling to provide service due to Russian assaults on Ukrainian civilian targets as well as grain ships. Ships need insurance to sail which are under given circumstances impossible to get. For what I am concerned, I would disallow any Russian ship to sail/operate in Black sea and request closure for Russian ships at Suez, Copenhagen, Gibraltar, Panama etc channels....blue is what marks present Ukrainian Black sea access - in red marked is newly stolen by Russia a Ukrainian coastline. Catastrophic situation. Putin's plan

clearly is to systematically choke Ukraine by stealing from one essential functionality. CONTRARY TO WHAT I STATED SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE, WE WITTINESS  PARADE OF RUSSIAN WARSHIPS AT MENTIONED LOCATIONS AND THAT TRANSLATES DIRECTLY INTO OPEN SUPPORT FOR RUSSIAN WAR ON PEOPLE OF UKRAINE WITH ZELENSKY CLUMSING AROUND ON POLITICAL STAGE FOR PEOPLE TO WONDER HOW IT IS ALL POSSIBLE...RUSSIA WHICH ASSAULTED AND DESTROYED CIVILIAN/TRANSPORT SHIPS OBVIOUSLY IS A STATE OF TERROR AND TERRORISM WHOSE MAIN TARGET IS JUST AS STATED AND AS SUCH SHOULDN'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO OPERATE IN ANY INTERNATIONAL WATERWAYS - RUSSIA CHANGED MARITIME LAW AND ITS TIME FOR UNITED NATIONS TO HAVE ONE UPDATED. FALL OF THE RUSSIAN RUBLE WAS A FAKE SELF CREATED ACT OF PUTIN, BUT BURNING UKRAINIAN GRAIN SHIPS AND DEATH UKRAINIAN CIVILIANS ARE AS REAL AS IT GETS.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1720350/russia-military-ship-uk-coast-france-english-channel-strait-of-dover-hypersonic-missiles

Russian warship carrying hypersonic cruise missiles spotted miles from UK coast

The ship is feared to carry one of the world's deadliest weapons on board, as it sails through international waters close to British shores.

By THIBAULT SPIRLET, MARIA ORTEGA

14:00, Thu, Jan 12, 2023

A Russian military ship armed with hypersonic missiles has sailed through the Strait of Dover, the narrowest part of the English Channel - only a few miles away from the English coast. The military ship activated its AIS tracker on Wednesday at 10am, making it visible on real-time marine traffic tracker. According to French newspaper La Voix du Nord, another Russian tanker appeared to be heading to the Atlantic Ocean, sailing along the Boulonnais coast on the Strait of Dover, 20 miles away from Great Britain.

While the oil tanker Kama turned on its AIS tracker, the frigate Admiral Gorchkov kept it off to stay under the radar. It remains unclear whether tanker Karma accidentally revealed its location.

Earlier this year, Vladimir Putin said the 135-meter-long frigate would sail for the Atlantic, the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea with the latest generation hypersonic cruise missiles on board.

The warship is feared to be loaded with 7,000mph hypersonic missiles with a range of over 600 miles.

The 210-sailor warship left the port of Murmansk in northwestern Russia on January 6 for the Lofoten Islands in the Norwegian Sea. The oil tanker Kama seems to have followed it, French media reported.

Vladimir Putin announce the frigate would depart last week with missiles on board (Image: GETTY TWITTER/@Forsvaret_no)

Vladimir Putin praised the ship's strength as it sailed off on its journey (Image: GETTY)

The NATO Allied Maritime Command is "closely monitoring" Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov, it said in a tweet with a photo of the warship.

The Royal Navy said it is tracking the frigate and the tanker movements with an HMS Portland frigate, as it could carry what is considered to be one of the world's deadliest weapons.

Commander Ed Moss-Ward, HMS Portland's commanding officer, said: "Escorting warships in UK territorial waters and the adjacent sea areas is routine activity for the Royal Navy.

"By maintaining a visible and persistent presence, the Royal Navy ensures compliance with maritime law and deters malign activity to protect our nation’s interests.

"Escorting the Russian task group alongside forces from our NATO allies has demonstrated the UK’s commitment to the alliance and to maintaining maritime security."