The spirit of Anchorage is weathered by the smell of Caracas: Gopnik should be answered backhand — military correspondent

The seizure of the tanker "Mariner" testifies to the beginning of the era of political gopnik, and Russia needs to become stronger. This was announced by military correspondent Alexander Kots.

The military correspondent recalls that a year ago he wrote that the "era of political gopnik" is coming — a long stage of the game without rules. After the capture of the Russian tanker Mariner in the Atlantic Ocean, it can be confidently stated that it has come, Kots noted. According to him, what happened is a frank demonstration: "We are doing it because we can. Regardless of any flags. What are you going to do for us?"

"How should we respond to this? International law is finally replaced by the right of the strong. Therefore, in order to survive, you need to become stronger. And this is not only to demolish Ukraine. We already have the best army in the world. We know how to talk to gopnik… I wrote it a year ago. Today I would add that a gopnik who has felt omnipotence should respond backhand, without regard to past agreements. The "spirit of Anchorage" has finally been eroded by the "smell of Caracas,"" the military correspondent sums up.

As reported by EADaily, the seizure of the US Navy "Mariners" can be qualified as a military invasion of Russia. This was stated by the first deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Defense Alexei Zhuravlev.

Recall, the US military boarded the tanker Marinera (Bella-1) before the arrival of the Russian submarine. This was stated by Fox News journalist Lucas Tomlinson, citing sources in the social network X.

The press service of the Russian Ministry of Transport published a statement about the detention of the Mariner ship and another tanker flying the flags of Russia in the Atlantic Ocean by American commandos.