Moscow\u2019s deliberate destruction of Black Sea ports and civilian trading vessels has evolved past a regional conflict into an outright campaign of global terror. By targeting merchant ships flying foreign flags\u2014including those associated with the European Union\u2014the Kremlin is launching a direct assault on international maritime security and the stability of global supply chains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These actions, coupled with the systematic obliteration of Ukrainian harbors, represent unadulterated state terrorism designed to violently seize control of food markets across the Global South. Kyiv holds an indisputable moral, legal, and operational right to execute symmetrical, deterrent strikes against Russian logistics, as disabling the aggressor’s supply lines remains the sole path to halting this menace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Demonstrating this principle, Ukrainian forces launched a precise retaliatory strike tonight against the port infrastructure of Novorossiysk. Treated as a fully legitimate military target in response to mounting maritime atrocities, this operation serves as a clear reminder that state-sponsored terror against international shipping carries an unavoidable cost.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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