NATO and Ukraine to send vessels to Asov Sea

NATO & Ukraine Agree: Navy Vessels to be sent to Azov Sea - Russia said "No"

Hal Turner,

12 January, 2019

Intelligence sources have confirmed to me directly that internally, Ukraine and NATO have agreed to order a Naval flotilla to attempt to enter the Sea of Azov AGAINST RUSSIAN REGULATIONS - and try to dock at Mariupol, Ukraine.

Russia has explicitly stated that the Sea of Azov is OFF-LIMITS to NATO vessels.

This decision may result in naval warfare in the Black Sea between Russia and NATO naval forces if Russia declines to allow those vessels through its Kerch strait.

For its part, Russia allows commercial vessels to transit the Kerch Strait in order to make pick ups and deliveries to Ukraine at the ports of Mariupol and elsewhere, provided they notify Russian Coast Guard in advance, citing the name and registry of the ship, the cargo it is carrying and where it is heading. 

Ukraine finds these requirements insulting and, a little over two months ago, tried sending naval vessels through without the paperwork.

That resulted in a gun battle between the Ukraine vessels and the Russian Coast Guard.  Russia won.  The Ukraine vessels were impounded and towed to Kerch; their crews arrested and jailed for 60 days on charges of unauthorized entry into Russian territory.

Now, Intelligence sources tell me, "the gloves are coming off with Russia . . ."

Now, Ukraine is asking NATO to try a similar stunt, with NATO warships, and according to the Intel I received today, NATO has - at least internally - agreed to do this!

NATO ships are different from Ukraine ships as far as Russia is concerned.  Russia explicitly FORBIDS any NATO warships from entering the Sea of Azov.   They have repeatedly made this clear, and done so publicly.  

If Ukraine and NATO vessels attempt to pass again without paperwork or permission, the difference this time will be the size of the vessels involved and the firepower those vessels carry.  It could very well turn out to be a very bloody affair.

It is also a suicide mission.  The Sea of Azov, and the entire Black Sea as well, are, from a military standpoint, Russian Lakes.   Russia has so much military capability around both bodies of water that the life expectancy of a hostile warship on the Black Sea can be measured in minutes.  The life expectancy of a hostile warship in the Sea of Azov can literally be measured in seconds.

NATO knows this.

So what we actually have here is a situation where it __appears__ NATO is going to participate in an intentional military provocation with Russia, in an area that Russia absolutely, positively, controls . . . knowing that a previous provocation by Ukraine in the exact same area, resulted in gunfire.

Are these NATO people TRYING to start a war?  This time, they may well succeed.