If, and I guess it's a big if, if this is some hybrid warfare scheme from russia then there must be conflicting powers at work in the Kremlin right?
I just can't get my gead around anything positive coming out from this for putin.
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If, and I guess it's a big if, if this is some hybrid warfare scheme from russia then there must be conflicting powers at work in the Kremlin right?
I just can't get my gead around anything positive coming out from this for putin.
Usually the only conflicting power in Kremlin is the air resistance on some poor fucker's way down from his window.
edit: the positives for putin are kind of obvious. one tanker's worth of oil obviously isn't enough to hinder anyone's supply, but oil spill has serious economic effects on the neighbouring ports. It's no suprise this happened in NATO waters.
edit2: just realized it wasnt oil but jet fuel that was being carried...
Tbh, how likely is it that two big ships with sonar, radar, radio communications and (possibly impaired) visibility on both sides collide by freak accident? Impossible, no of course not. But likely? Very unlikely...
But then, there is one heck of a lot of marine traffic out there.
When you turn up the volumes, eventually even really improbable things can happen.
I'm not making any judgements either way.
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