That's clearly the ultimate motive, to take a ship with weapons and any troops whatsoever and named Nikokai, Nicholas I, from Sebastapol, Crimean War, and go to the scene of a Middle Eastern crisis, to demonstrate resolve.

If yuu didn't catch that move, that's what it meant, if Foreign Minister Lavrov's article also pointed to the need for the Assad regime to abide by the Annan Accords under the Security Council mechanism.

His article also spoke much of grave consequences of not abiding by the Security Council mechanism; hence the ship named Nilokai from Sebastapol going to the scene of a Middle Eastern crisis, as a clear demonstration of resolve.

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