The Turks do not strike me as the type of "weak sisters" who would cower under such provocation.

On Mon, Nov 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM Marc Liebman <marc@marcliebman.com> wrote:

https://www.foxnews.com/world/russian-drone-strikes-tanker-ukraines-odesa-zelenskyy-closes-us-gas-deal

 

If true, and the tanker was Turkish owned and flagged, this could, but probably won’t, provoke a response from NATO. On the surface, it is an article 5 violation. So question 1, did Russia put out a NOTAM warning civilian ships not to enter Ukrainian waters.

 

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