The threats of the United States to block Russia's way to the sea are complete nonsense, said Alexey Pushkov, a member of the Federation Council.. According to him, if Washington embodied the statement of the head of the US Interior Ministry Ryan Zinke in reality, it would be tantamount to a declaration of war.. “Sometimes it is better to chew than talk,” Pushkov concluded..
In turn, a member of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security, Franz Klintsevich, said that even an attempt by Americans to somehow prevent Russian ships would result in a major scandal, in which not one of the parties was interested.. "Russia, I'm sorry, not Honduras, this cannot be ignored," RIA Novosti quotes Klintsevich. Earlier, Zinke said that Russia plans to supply energy to the countries of the Middle East, and this must be prevented. As one of the solutions to the issue, he proposed the naval blockade of Russia..