Kind of a symbolic news item today: the The Russian Navy destroyer Vice-Admiral Kulakov has rescued the Ukrainian fishing ship “097” in the Mediterranean. The engines of the fishing vessel “097” broke down and she was adrift for two days until her captain decided to send an SOS. The closest ship was the Russian destroyer who came to her help (no NATO or EU vessel offered to help). The Russians sent a boat with a few sailors and a medical doctor (two Ukrainian were lightly wounded) to help the Ukrainians and they brought the Ukrainian captain to the Russian ship were it was agreed that the Vice-Admiral Kulakov would tow the “097” to the nearest post, in this case Cyprus. Here is some footage of the event:
and this is a recent photo of the Russian destroyer:
Most predictably, while the Ukrainian news agencies did in report that their ship was towed, they just forgot to identify the towing ship or to what country it belonged.
Oh well, while the politicians are every bit as ugly as always, it is good to see that the brotherhood of sailors remains strong in spite of politics. The Ukrainians are all safe and in good health.
The Saker
Yes Saker, the Ukronazi government/media would never reveal who towed the boat. Too busy trying to hold missile tests over Crimea & Russian airspace/lands…….endangering civilian aircraft.
Fidel Castro has very sadly passed away. I was quite disgusted by the small group fo so called “Cuban” Americans laughing and cheering his death – the rest of the world outside of the US/A/Z orders will be sad to see his passing away.
https://www.rt.com/news/368238-fidel-castro-dies-90/
https://www.rt.com/news/368243-fidel-castro-death-reaction/
“Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered his condolences to the Cuban government and people on Saturday. The Kremlin statement said Castro’s name “is a symbol of an entire era in modern history.”
“The free and independent Cuba built by him and his associates has become an influential member of the international community, and an inspiring example for many countries and peoples,” the statement said. It also underlined Castro’s personal determination to develop lasting relationships between Moscow and Havana.
“This man of strength and wisdom always looked straight into the future,” it stressed. “He represented the highest ideals of a politician, citizen, and patriot who firmly believed in his cause.”
https://sputniknews.com/world/201611261047865014-putin-fidel-castro-death/
R.I.P. Fidel Castro
Top 10 Quotes by Fidel Castro About Himself, the World and Ideas
https://sputniknews.com/photo/201611261047863591-fidel-castro-memory/
I have fond memories of being rescued at sea by a Russian ship, the first Russians I had ever encountered in the cold war era 70’s. ( I took part in a mandatory early morning lifeboat drill after a late night of drinking, we got lost in heavy fog and found by the Russian factory ship)
The encounter changed my stereotypical perceptions from ‘the soviet menace’ to the realisation that these were interesting people, human beings above all else. Although I was already a trades unionist, it was probably the real start of my practical political education.
A few months later I went off to live for a year behind the ‘iron curtain’ for some more first hand experience.
where are the fb or twitter buttons?
“Given that you are on an alleged Russian propaganda site, you can hardly expect us to do the Anglo-Zionist Empire’s dirty work for them by providing you with ‘buttons’. Hope you understand.- fk mod”