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) Rock, causing "Mantola"s crew to abandon ship. "U-81" remained in the vicinity until chased away by "Laburnum" when she arrived on the scene hours later. "Laburnum" rescued 176 survivors of "Mantola"s passengers and crew (seven crewmen had been killed by a capsizing lifeboat) but attempts to talk the steamer in tow failed, and "Mantola" sank on 9 February. On 17 February 1917, the Q-ship was torpedoed by the German submarine , but after a "panic party" faked abandoning ship, "U-83" surfaced near "Farnborough" and was sunk by shellfire from the Q-ship. "Farnborough" herself was badly damaged by the torpedo, and