Re:Cable-cutting tanker seized by Finland 'was loaded with s...
by trhway on Saturday December 28, 2024 @04:43AM
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>I was just observing that Ukraine committed a blatant and extremely serious act of sabotage against European infrastructure
Even if it was Ukraine (it wasn't - read this about Putin friend's tanker https://www.businessinsider.com/nord-stream-mystery-minerva-... , tankers seem to be the favorite Russian sea-platform for sabotage), the Nord Stream majorly - 51% - owned by Russia thus it would be a valid target for Ukraine.
>You can't be indignant for one sabotage and ignore the other.
You can and should. There is huge difference between valid targets and invalid ones. By attacking Ukraine Russia made itself into a valid target for Ukraine. Finland and Estonia aren't valid targets for Russia.
Even if it was Ukraine (it wasn't - read this about Putin friend's tanker https://www.businessinsider.com/nord-stream-mystery-minerva-... , tankers seem to be the favorite Russian sea-platform for sabotage), the Nord Stream majorly - 51% - owned by Russia thus it would be a valid target for Ukraine.
>You can't be indignant for one sabotage and ignore the other.
You can and should. There is huge difference between valid targets and invalid ones. By attacking Ukraine Russia made itself into a valid target for Ukraine. Finland and Estonia aren't valid targets for Russia.