Game on!

OK, first off there is a really tight lid on reporting about this.  Other than FSoa State controlled MSM outlets, none of  the foreign media reports have been available since late last night.  From the little I have been able to glean, the "International Sanctions" the FSoA aren't international at all, they are unilateral.   Basically nobody is supposed to sell Oil to anyone the FSoA flags as an "enemy".  Clearly, the goal is to cut off energy supply to every country that doesn't kowtow to the FSoA.  This includes just about every 3rd world country with a Socialist goobermint.

Also apparent is that this strategy has been in place for weeks before Maduro was kidnapped.  By taking control of the shipping lanes, the FSoA is trying to make sure it controls the global energy trade.

Clearly longer term neither the Ruskies nor the Chinese can accept this situation.  The question is how they will protect future ships, since I doubt they will try now to board this one.  The ship likely has no oil, so there is some chance they might elect to scuttle the ship.

Looks like WWII has begun on the high seas.  We're looking at what amounts to a global embargo of the Oil trade.  To retaliate, the Ruskies might "sanction" FSoA LNG ships bound for Rotterdam.

Stay Tuned.

RE