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Duckhunter935

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14. no, this
Mon Sep 8, 2014, 09:40 PM
Sep 2014
Russia has deliberately sunk three of its own ships to block Ukrainian navy vessels into a lake off the Black Sea, officers say, highlighting Moscow’s determination to wear down the morale of Kiev’s forces in Crimea.The Ochakov — a Soviet-era warship decommissioned in 2011 and set to be sold for scrap — was towed to the entrance to Lake Donuzlav on Crimea’s western coast from the Russian base at Sevastopol on Thursday and blown up.

It capsized and, along with two smaller Russian vessels, is now blocking the narrow gap between two spits of land, its hull beaten by rough Black Sea waves.
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Is a blockade of a port an act of war? [View all] Duckhunter935 Sep 2014 OP
It's a warning fadedrose Sep 2014 #1
Voted "no" because I believe it depends on the conditions, the details. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #2
Impeding an economy can be part of a starvation tactic to soften a target for war DireStrike Sep 2014 #4
Please see line #2 of my reply. nt NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #5
"suffering and strife" are ill defined terms. DireStrike Sep 2014 #8
No, it is literally an act of war. Scootaloo Sep 2014 #13
Loose the Hounds, then! NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #16
Well, just making hte point, it's a term with a legal definition Scootaloo Sep 2014 #21
We agree! NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #22
Yes it is. atreides1 Sep 2014 #3
Yes it is. AngryAmish Sep 2014 #6
If a nation moves forces into the territorial waters of another to blockade the port... Kaleva Sep 2014 #7
Is this in reference to Calais? William769 Sep 2014 #9
The erectile dysfunction medication? Kaleva Sep 2014 #10
... William769 Sep 2014 #11
I am keeping an eye on you. AngryAmish Sep 2014 #12
... leftstreet Sep 2014 #15
Oh YOU NuclearDem Sep 2014 #18
no, this Duckhunter935 Sep 2014 #14
Thanks. I should have guessed some more shit that Russia is pulling. William769 Sep 2014 #17
Your day will get better Duckhunter935 Sep 2014 #19
Thank you for the context. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #20
JFK and his advisors thought so. longship Sep 2014 #23
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