Colour revolution affairs that destabilize economy, conflict with the law and represent a new form of warfare. President Vladimir Putin said that Russia must prevent colour revolutions: "We see what tragic consequences the wave of so-called colour revolutions led to. For us this is a lesson and a warning. We should do everything necessary so that nothing similar ever happens in Russia". 2018 "Gilets Jaunes" yellow-vest protests in France follow the same pattern as prior Color Revolutions, and many reports indicate that French protests are "goose sauce" tit-for-tat payback operations undertaken by Russia as part of ongoing harassment and subversion activities directed
HMS Laburnum (1915) of Ireland with the loss of 32 lives. "Laburnum" was one of several ships, also including the seaplane carrier and the sloops and , to go to "Hesperian"s aid. Attempts to tow "Hesperian" to port failed, with the stricken liner sinking on 6 September. The sinking of the "Hesperian", which occurred despite an assurance to US President Woodrow Wilson from the German Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg that no passenger liners would be sank without warning, provoked protests from America that resulted in the submarine campaign against merchant shipping in British waters being suspended for several months. On 24 April 1916,