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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Russia could have done it as a scare tactic or scorched earth kind of play. If they were going to do a false flag like this though, it would have been easier and likely more effective to damage the pipeline that goes through Poland and blame it on a NATO or Ukrainian attack. It would make the Nord Stream line more valuable and also take away power from Poland. There would be no need for clandestine operations in, or so close, to NATO territory as they could have damaged it on their own territory and attributed to the other sabotage incidents they have experienced.
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Putin isn't looking for a war with NATO. He is looking to get Europe to stand down and submit to his demands.
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The idea that Russia is trying to show it can sabotage NATO infrastructure seems a little far fetched. We already know they can. They have subs all over the place that can't easily be tracked. They could have sabotaged a cable or something else to make the same point, and not something that they are personally invested in.
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A day before the war, Russia boasted about their invincible hypersonic missiles and how they can be used for unstoppable nuclear strikes.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/scien...ukraine-russia
A few weeks after, they used one for an unimportant target in Lyiv just to give a message they can use them.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60806151
Putin has shown many many times he will try to use force and actions to 'prove' he isn't bluffing.