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Russian state media TASS published an article on 17/4/25 saying the Admiral Vladimirsky was heading for a science voyage on the Atlantic after their port call in Venezuela. There's one small problem:

UPDATE: The Admiral Vladimirsky has now passed through the Miraflores Locks, exiting the Panama Canal bound for the Pacific ๐Ÿ“8.9986780, -79.5933039

Happening now: Russian Navy spy ship Admiral Vladimirsky is getting ready to go through the Panama Canal through the Gatun Lock to head towards the Pacific Ocean. On the other side of the lock ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ RCN HMCS Margaret Brooke Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessel ๐Ÿ“9.2805938, -79.9225381

Russian Navy spy ship Admiral Vladimirsky heading West at 11-15 Knots north of Panama ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ“10.400000,-78.100000

Venezuela dictator Nicolรกs Maduro on board the Admiral Vladimirsky a few days ago while it was in port.

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Russian Navy spy ship Admiral Vladimirsky off ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia heading West at Heading West at 11-15 Knots ๐Ÿ“12.400000,-72.900000

Slick vid from the NZDF

I'm highly sceptical world leaders have been lining up to kiss Tariff Bros ass. Why? Because they've all been too busy on the phone to each other instead. So far today Luxon has talked to: ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ @anwaribrahim ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ @phamminhchinh ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ @LawrenceWongST ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ @vonderleyen ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ @bongbongmarcos ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช @michaelmartintd

Leaving Shanghai ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ now: ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Russian Air Force Il-62M RFF7061 RA-86559 15521F

The mighty ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Antonov Airlines An-124 climbing out of Auckland Airport this morning ADB3943 UR-82072

๐Ÿ‘€ 4x KC-46A Pegasus tankers en route to the Middle East from McGuire AFB RCH871 20-46073 RCH872 21-46090 RCH873 21-46087 RCH898 21-46088

A few hours ago: ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Special Flight Squadron Tu-154 in heading Pyongyang ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ต Amid reports of North Korea supplying Russia with another 3000 personnel for the meat grinder. RFF7081 RA-85843 154F53

www.twz.com/air/first-no...

Russian Navy spy ship Admiral Vladimirsky heading South West at a very low speed of 1-5 Knots ๐Ÿ“40.600000,-38.500000

Russian Navy spy ship Admiral Vladimirsky heading West at 16-20 knots ๐Ÿ“42.000000,-32.700000

Russian Navy spy ship Admiral Vladimirsky heading West at 16-20 Knots ๐Ÿ“44.100000,-23.100000

KIW867 Departing PHNL a short time ago NZ7015

Russian Navy spy ship Admiral Vladimirsky Heading South @ 11-15 Knots ๐Ÿ“45.700000,-17.00000

Hello Queenstown!

Lol. Lmao even. Stupid stale tangerine.

A new cable break has occurred in the Baltic Sea, reports Swedish TV4 . The cable break has occurred off Gotland in the Swedish exclusive economic zone, SVT Nyheter reports, as confirmed by the Coast Guard. www.iltalehti.fi/ulkomaat/a/a...

www.nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre... @drewskei.bsky.social

RAAF C-17A Globemaster III returning to Christchurch from Antarctica ASY440 A41-210 7CF922

HMNZS Te Kaha snuck out of Devonport Naval Base today with AIS off. 6 month deployment to the Middle East, stay safe folks.

Earlier this afternoon a ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French Air Force CASA CN-235-200 Persuader landed at Wellington. 107 3B77C8

Confirmed: RANZAF will land NZ7001 C-130H Hercules at Wigram some time over the next month weather dependant. Chief of Air Force has put out a letter to appease the NIMBYS and Karen's.

www.nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre...

MQ-4C Triton North of Taiwan JM932 169538 AE625D Also PLAAF KJ-500 AEW&C aircraft JUN30476 7A43F1

Stronger together www.inquirer.net/428071/ph-ne...

youtube.com/live/7Al5hWm...

www.airandspaceforces.com/us-military-...

MQ-4C Triton off the southern end of Taiwan 169538 AE625D

Given the events of the last couple of weeks I think NZ should steer clear of AUKUS, closer ties with the US and seriously consider what NZ and the other members of Five Eyes share with the US.