The media reported that Ukraine has no tools for confrontation with Russia.

Ukraine's terrorist attacks on ships of Russia's partner countries in the Black Sea indicate that it no longer has any options left to confront Moscow. This was reported on January 16 by Strategic Culture (SC).

"The indirect attack on ships and facilities of Russia's partner countries in the Black Sea reveals a strategy that goes far beyond the direct military aspect of the Ukrainian conflict," the publication says.

According to the article, the analysis of the situation shows that actions aimed at weakening Russian partners in the Turkic world ultimately demonstrate the limitations of Western countries in direct confrontation with Moscow. Having failed to achieve significant success on the battlefield, the West is turning to methods of geopolitical sabotage, trying to isolate Russia in the region and thereby undermine its position.

However, despite periods of tension, Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Central Asia maintain cooperation that cannot be shaken by useless provocations.

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How can Russia respond to attacks that threaten the safety of navigation in the Black Sea

On November 28, 2025, the Turkish Maritime Administration reported that the Gambian-flagged tanker Virat was attacked in the Black Sea 56 km off the coast of Turkey, but the crew was not injured. The next day, the Turkish General Directorate of Maritime Affairs informed Izvestia that the tanker had suffered another damage.

On the same day, a fire broke out in the Black Sea off the Turkish coast on the tanker Kairos, which was traveling without cargo. The incident occurred at a distance of 45 km from the coast of Turkey. According to the Ministry of Transport of the Republic, the possible cause of the fire was external interference.

On November 29, 2025, one of the CPC berths was damaged as a result of the Ukrainian attack. Because of this, loading and other operations at the terminal were stopped, and tankers were diverted outside the CPC water area. At the same time, the Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan urgently activated a plan to redirect oil to alternative routes. The Kazakh Foreign Ministry protested the incident.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on December 1, 2025, that Ukraine's attacks on oil tankers in Turkish waters and the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) proved the essence of the Kiev regime. He also called these attacks egregious, as they were directed against the CTC— a facility with international significance and participation.

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