Vladimir Putin: “We will not let anyone threaten us. Our strategic forces are always at combat readiness.”

We will not necessarily act in the waters where raids on our ships and vessels are being planned, but wherever we ourselves consider it necessary and appropriate.

successes that we know don’t actually exist

the war, now in its fifth year, is “progressing according to plan.”

We see the authorities of certain countries attempting, in violation of international maritime law, to restrict the movement of vessels operated by our businesses.