Exclusive: An emerging consensus among U.S. and European security services holds that accidents were the cause of damage to Baltic seabed energy and communications lines.
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Ok.
So let’s look at how many critical comms cables were put out of action in the Baltic before the wannabe Czar’s full scale invasion, and how many since.
Not sure who this is aimed at, but it’s not anyone that’s been paying attention, that’s for sure.
Accidentally dropping an anchor and dragging it 20 miles, when driving to Cleveland can't tell you how many times I forgot to unchain the anvil from the bumper.
NATO members grovel to act out their millennial grudges w Russia right or wrong. US should conditionally withdraw from such Lunacy. Untrustworthy partners.
Guess you quote Hungarian and Slovakian intel sources. Your followers most likely don’t know they are payed by Putin and Russia. Back to drawing table.
Garbage reporting from the WaPo. They cite "unnamed European security officials" who claim that cargo vessels dragged anchors over 100 km by accident. WaPo doesn't even mention that President Stubb of Finland and Swedish PM Kristersson are suspecting the Russians and Chinese.
Not necessarily "garbage"... by declaring it an accident instead of an act of war, the insurance can be required to pay for the damage. Insurance policies exclude "acts of war", hence the desire to avoid that term whereever possible - it leads to a LOT of legal complications.
There's a difference between what it really was, and what it's called for legal reasons though. Perhaps there's trouble with the insurance and somebody wants to put pressure on the Insurers? With a little government support on the side, as "national security interest" is involved?
Incredible white washing from WP. The Finnish officials at the source said there is literally no possibility three accidents like this happen back to back.
It's funny the way some journo at the WP will take official statements into their own hands, and shove some BS into our face, without there being much downside because nobody reads or believes in the BS they post these days anyway.
That'll be the published consensus. As we know from times past, security services are not best known for their candour or veracity. But then a duck may just be a duck.
I don't know if the authors are really that stupid, or buy this russian narrative willingly. The story contains multiple mistakes and omissions, so it's likely they just copied someone's version without doing their due diligence. Let's not waste time on a paper reduced to being a billionaire's toy.
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No, there are many other newspapers doing the same.
So let’s look at how many critical comms cables were put out of action in the Baltic before the wannabe Czar’s full scale invasion, and how many since.
Not sure who this is aimed at, but it’s not anyone that’s been paying attention, that’s for sure.
I bet these European officials are from:
Russia
Belarus
Georgia
Hungary
Slovakia
Wapo invents
Wapo prorrusian
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1992: due to ship anchors.
2000: due to fishing trawlers
2024:
November 17:
November 18:
December..
The math says probability for incident exists, but is so low you better focus on sabotage.
WaPo, you really got run down
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There were 4 incidents, not 3. There were 13 infrastructures damaged, not 4-5.
And you forgot to ask a lot of named officials that would have told you the opposite.
And your headline is contradicted twice in your own article…
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We can see what European leaders say and do. And not a single damn one of them says anything like this.
I know your owner has stooped to sucking Trump off, but posting such blatant pro-Putin lies is the last straw.
You are the enemy.
Is public uncertainty that beneficial to anyone?
Twice is coincidence.
Three times is enemy action."
--Ian Fleming, Goldfinger
Pretty convenient they were all "accidents."