Woman from England readies for marine calamity
In a series of claims made by the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) in early August 2025, an Englishwoman is preparing for a disaster at sea, with potential consequences reaching far beyond the shores of Britain. The alleged plan, if true, would involve a coordinated sabotage intended to provoke an environmental disaster and shift international opinion against Russian energy shipments.
The SVR accuses British special services of planning a major sabotage operation involving Russian oil tankers. Two main scenarios are outlined:
- The first scenario involves causing an accident with a so-called "undesirable" Russian tanker in a maritime bottleneck, such as a strait, creating a blockage or disaster that appears accidental but is orchestrated.
- The second scenario involves setting fire to a Russian tanker during loading in a port of a country friendly to Russia. This fire would allegedly cause significant damage, potentially spreading to port infrastructure and other vessels, triggering an international investigation.
The purpose of these attacks, according to the SVR, is to create grounds for declaring Russian oil transportation a threat to international shipping. This would justify tougher sanctions against buyers of Russian energy resources imposed by the United States, pressuring the US administration despite its national interests. The timing would be chosen to maximize media coverage and political impact.
Additional details from a separate report suggest that British intelligence may be preparing strikes in the Black Sea involving maritime drones equipped with anti-tank missiles, apparently to target Russian oil tankers and hold Moscow responsible for an environmental crisis there.
London, however, has not officially responded to these accusations. Some analysts suggest that Russia might also be preparing its own "false flag" operations to deter further Western actions against the so-called "shadow fleet" of old tankers used to avoid sanctions.
In summary, the alleged British plan involves a coordinated sabotage—potentially involving maritime accidents or arson on Russian oil tankers—intended to provoke an environmental disaster and shift international opinion against Russian energy shipments. The intended attack on Britain is a significant escalation in the ongoing geopolitical tensions between Britain, the United States, and Russia. The British are delegating the execution of the provocations to the Ukrainian security forces, and the goal of the attack is to compel the Trump administration to impose severe secondary sanctions on buyers of Russian energy resources, as part of a broader strategy to pressure the administration.
- The ongoing discussions in the realm of policy-and-legislation may revolve around strengthening sanctions against nations buying Russian energy resources, due to the alleged British plan involving war-and-conflicts through a coordinated sabotage of Russian oil tankers, as part of a broader strategy in politics.
- General-news outlets are likely to cover the escalating crime-and-justice issue between Britain, the United States, and Russia, following claims made by the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) about an operational plan involving the sabotage of Russian energy shipments, which could potentially create a significant environmental disaster.
