Russia Calls U.S. an Adversary, Warns Its Warships to Avoid Crimea

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Tuesday called the United States an adversary and told U.S. warships to stay well away from Crimea "for their own good", calling their deployment in the Black Sea a provocation designed to test Russian nerves.

Moscow annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 and two U.S. warships are due to arrive in the Black Sea this week amid an escalation in fighting in eastern Ukraine, where government forces have battled Russian-backed separatists in a conflict Kyiv says has killed 14,000 people.

"The United States is our adversary and does everything it can to undermine Russia's position on the world stage," Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was cited as saying by Russian news agencies.

"We do not see any other elements in their approach. Those are our conclusions," the agencies quoted him as saying.

The comment suggests that the veneer of diplomatic niceties that the former Cold War enemies have generally sought to observe in recent decades is wearing thin.

U.S. President Joe Biden said in March that he thought his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin was a killer who would "pay a price" for alleged meddling in U.S. elections - an accusation that Moscow denies.

Ryabkov's remarks suggest Russia will in turn robustly push back against what it sees as unacceptable U.S. interference in its own backyard.

"We warn the United States that it will be better for them to stay far away from Crimea and our Black Sea coast. It will be for their own good," said Ryabkov.

The West is sounding the alarm over what it says is a large unexplained build-up of Russian forces close to Ukraine's eastern border and in Crimea, which NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday called on Moscow to unwind.

Russia has said it moves its forces around as it sees fit, including for defensive purposes, and has regularly accused NATO of destabilising Europe by moving its military infrastructure closer to Russia's borders.

'STAY AWAY'

Ryabkov was cited as shrugging off U.S. talk of consequences for any "aggressive" Russian actions and as saying that Moscow had studied U.S. tactics towards Russia and adapted accordingly.

U.S. military support to Kyiv was a serious challenge for Russia, he added, accusing Washington and NATO of turning Ukraine into a "powder keg" with increasing arms supplies.

Washington says Ukraine needs a strong army to defend itself from potential Russian aggression.

"Any threat to us merely confirms our belief that our course is the right one," Ryabkov was quoted as saying, warning U.S. warships in the Black Sea to keep their distance, given what he said was the high risk of unspecified incidents.

"There is absolutely nothing for American ships to be doing near our shores, this is purely a provocative action. Provocative in the direct sense of the word: they are testing our strength, playing on our nerves. They will not succeed," Ryabkov said.

The Pentagon has declined to discuss the ships' deployment, saying only that the U.S. military routinely sends vessels to the region.

Russia's Black Sea Fleet is based in Crimea and it has powerful missile and radar facilities on the peninsula.

Russia confirmed on Tuesday it was continuing to move 15 navy vessels to the Black Sea from the Caspian Sea to take part in drills.

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The United States would look for a reason to cause trouble. They did the same in WWII, the very reason Japan attacked them was due to same reason, interfering in other people's businesses.

harmargedon:
The United States would look for a reason to cause trouble. They did the same in WWII, the very reason Japan attacked them was due to same reason, interfering in other people's businesses.

Shut up


Can you prove the United States has done anything wrong. Alabosi

How many country's president across the world is in London. Remove the log in your own eyes first. Olofoo

WorkDesQ:



Shut up


Can you prove the United States has done anything wrong. Alabosi

How many country's president across the world is in London. Remove the log in your own eyes first. Olofoo

you are not normal at all, just re-read the nonsense that you wrote, foolish cow.

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harmargedon:
The United States would look for a reason to cause trouble. They did the same in WWII, the very reason Japan attacked them was due to same reason, interfering in other people's businesses.

Kai it's good to read before commenting. WW2 USA was a complete neutral nation even though BRITISH and french called them to join and assist them but they ignored and Japan was first to attack them,then USA declared war on Japan and in 1943 Germany declared war on USA and USA did same to Germany. That's why the war changed in favour of the Allies. So shut up

thundafire:
Kai it's good to read before commenting. WW2 USA was a complete neutral nation even though BRITISH and french called them to join and assist them but they ignored and Japan was first to attack them,then USA declared war on Japan and in 1943 Germany declared war on USA and USA did same to Germany. That's why the war changed in favour of the Allies. So shut up

I guess you know little about the war, so I won't bother arguing with you.

WorkDesQ:



Shut up


Can you prove the United States has done anything wrong. Alabosi

How many country's president across the world is in London. Remove the log in your own eyes first. Olofoo

Some people type comments the same way they talk.

harmargedon:
The United States would look for a reason to cause trouble. They did the same in WWII, the very reason Japan attacked them was due to same reason, interfering in other people's businesses.

Well I support u. Had d Americans not supported Britain initially by economic co-operation, military assistance and economic sanctions against d Imperial Japanese Govt, the later would have seen no need to attack American naval asset pre-emptively. The Japanese knew the American industry would support British claims against Japanese claims in Pacific Asia and they had to defend themselves first. The USA won d war and then told all that cared to hear that the are all peaceful and bloodless.

harmargedon:
The United States would look for a reason to cause trouble. They did the same in WWII, the very reason Japan attacked them was due to same reason, interfering in other people's businesses.

Do you read at all?

You need to be historically schooled



Interference is normalcy in politics

michresakidjo:




Do you read at all?

You need to be historically schooled



Interference is normalcy in politics

Mr history, I greet you o!!!!! But with all your history you still don't know that the same interference led to the previous world war.

Puloc:

Well I support u. Had d Americans not supported Britain initially by economic co-operation, military assistance and economic sanctions against d Imperial Japanese Govt, the later would have seen no need to attack American naval asset pre-emptively. The Japanese knew the American industry would support British claims against Japanese claims in Pacific Asia and they had to defend themselves first. The USA won d war and then told all that cared to hear that the are all peaceful and bloodless.

Raw materials as one of the causative factors here sir?

America was late into the war and would have probably remained neutral had imperial Japan not attacked pearl Habour, even their early neutrality was rooted in her foreign policy which anchored on "Isolationism". The war broke the shell. "If you don't go to war, war will come to you".

harmargedon:
Mr history, I greet you o!!!!! But with all your history you still don't know that the same interference led to the previous world war.

Give two instances on how interference triggered the two wars?

michresakidjo:


Raw materials as one of the causative factors here sir?

America was late into the war and would have probably remained neutral had imperial Japan not attacked pearl Habour, even their early neutrality was rooted in her foreign policy which anchored on "Isolationism". The war broke the shell. "If you don't go to war, war will come to you".

the Americans were waiting for a justifiable reason to enter the war and Japan awarded them with the opportunity.

michresakidjo:


Raw materials as one of the causative factors here sir?

America was late into the war and would have probably remained neutral had imperial Japan not attacked pearl Habour, even their early neutrality was rooted in her foreign policy which anchored on "Isolationism". The war broke the shell. "If you don't go to war, war will come to you".

Yeah economic implications. don't u know that raw materials drive production capacities of Countries and affects it's economic output. America was aiding british economy with raw materials during d war while sabotaging that of Japan with economic sanctions. don't u also know American went to war with Britain in 1812 due to British economic sanctions against them during d Napoleonic war( meant to keep them away from trading with Napoleonic France). So yeah economic implications can lead to war as at anytime. It's normal to declare war on this circumstance.

Puloc:

Yeah economic implications. don't u know that raw materials drive production capacities of Countries and affects it's economic output. America was aiding british economy with raw materials during d war while sabotaging that of Japan with economic sanctions. don't u also know American went to war with Britain in 1812 due to British economic sanctions against them during d Napoleonic war( meant to keep them away from trading with Napoleonic France). So yeah economic implications can lead to war as at anytime. It's normal to declare war on this circumstance.

imposing sanction on a country seriously at war is an indirect declaration of war. my brother am impressed on how deep you are in terms of foreign policies and military history, keep it up Bro

mysticwarrior:
the Americans were waiting for a justifiable reason to enter the war and Japan awarded them with the opportunity.

thank you sir!

Puloc:

Yeah economic implications. don't u know that raw materials drive production capacities of Countries and affects it's economic output. America was aiding british economy with raw materials during d war while sabotaging that of Japan with economic sanctions. don't u also know American went to war with Britain in 1812 due to British economic sanctions against them during d Napoleonic war( meant to keep them away from trading with Napoleonic France). So yeah economic implications can lead to war as at anytime. It's normal to declare war on this circumstance.

I'm a second year student of International Relations sir, I'll need your help sir.

michresakidjo:



I'm a second year student of International Relations sir, I'll need your help sir.

Ok sir...Wats d matter?

mysticwarrior:
imposing sanction on a country seriously at war is an indirect declaration of war. my brother am impressed on how deep you are in terms of foreign policies and military history, keep it up Bro

thanks man.

Puloc:

Ok sir...Wats d matter?

I will need you to enlighten me more with tips on points to do well in the course

michresakidjo:


I will need you to enlighten me more with tips on points to do well in the course

On which topic sir?

Puloc:

On which topic sir?

Not on a topic

Just like advice on academic performance in the course

michresakidjo:

Not on a topic
Just like advice on academic performance in the course

okay...but which course is that? I need to know or is it this current post?

Puloc:

okay...but which course is that? I need to know or is it this current post?

International relations

michresakidjo:


International relations

International relations is just a discipline that talks about the relationship of nations through diplomatic means on political, social, military and other areas of human cooperations. This is practically d work of diplomats, envoys and international legal frameworks. Currently, international relations in the contemporary world has been influenced by ideological circumstances of nations towards Right view (conservatism) and left view (liberalism) which determines the behavior of nations towards others, such as the American lack of diplomatic relationship with the North Koreans due to differences in social and economic relationship or between the Americans and the socialist state of Cuba. International relations has core implicit and explicit influences on international politics. The current international legal framework is based on the dictates of the winners of the 2nd world war which include the US, UK, France, Russia, China. This countries are the security guarantors of world Peace and the laws guiding international relations. The problem with this is that the current international laws favour some countries esp the Americans and their british friends while bring brutally unaccomodating to others. This problems are found in trade, military matters, space explorations, economic matters and social issues. This is one of the reason people say there is an American hegemony in place which undermines other nations interests outside d US view of things. International relations today is a hot topic due to contemporary geopolitical issues between the guarantors of world security. Also, the are other issues that make international relations important since it is a means of solving complex issues between nations with different world view and cultures such as the question of Palestinian sovereignty, the balkanization of the Korean nation into north and south with different ideologies and world views, the artic wealth question, the Chinese claims in the south China Sea, the Russian economic war and stand off against US-led NATO, the growing consequences of nuclear proliferation in a global world, Islamic terrorism issues, Syrian civil war, the coronavirus pandemic vacvine response etc. the lots of issues and problems in place for the nations to solve only through diplomatic means. Remember, it is only when diplomatic solutions fail that countries resort to anarchy or War.