Operation
As soon as the CNI found out through its agent Marina what Oleg and his men were planning to do, things started to move unusually quickly at the international level.
It was an operation fraught with difficulties, particularly given the diplomatic status enjoyed by Ivan Orlov. So, an operation was designed to obstruct him, but indirectly.
To attack “the Russian” directly would be borderline suicidal. However, the same ends could be achieved by sabotaging the delivery of arms to Vietnam. But it had to be done before they reached Vietnam, because of the same political implications. Therefore, the attack would have to be made on the high seas, against the ship transporting them.
Several countries had a vested interest in Russia not having more control over such a sensitive, ra
