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[–] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 27 points 1 month ago (5 children)

I don't understand how shit like this does not already warrant to enact article 5. Russia sends literal sabotage units to us to physically destroy shit, as well as assassination squads to murder people. Those are and should be seen as direct attacks to our countries.

[–] federalreverse 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

What would be the benefit of open war against Russia, especially if NATO were to start it? I see absolutely nothing.

There's a lot of room for additional sanctions against Russia too. The EU is still importing fossil gas and nuclear fuel, for example. Countries like Cyprus and the UK can probably still freeze additional Russian funds. [...]

[–] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

How would NATO start it after Russia repeatedly attacked us?!

[–] federalreverse 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Russia emits misinformation, Russia attacks through Interwebs, Russia employs espionage, Russia sabotages. But Russia has not performed a full-scale military attack on any NATO country. And unless they do, in the eye of any onlooker, NATO would be the one to start the altercation.

[–] DarkThoughts@fedia.io -1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

When would you say the Russian invasion of Ukraine started?

[–] federalreverse 5 points 1 month ago

Ukraine is not a NATO country, for better or worse. (It's anyone's guess whether Russia would have attacked Ukraine if they were a NATO member.)

[–] jumjummy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

The best sanctions we could impose is a complete shutdown of all of Russia’s Internet access. You’d see massive reduction in disinformation across the web.

[–] cheddar@programming.dev 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Because nobody wants to start WWIII. And you shouldn't want that too.

[–] TheDorkfromYork@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

Sink one Russian warship per attack. Russia doesnt seem to mind losing ships.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

because politics, that would anger china and we've made the absolutely galaxybrained decision to make ourselves basically entirely reliant upon that one country to survive :)))

[–] SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

More like because Russia still has nukes.

[–] AlexisFR@jlai.lu 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I like not having to survive a nuclear apocalypse, thank you.

[–] DarkThoughts@fedia.io -4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Better than the slow cooking & societal collapse through climate change.

[–] CAVOK@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

WhAt ArE yOu TaLkiNg AbOuT FaLlOuT76 was great!

[–] simple@lemm.ee 19 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Anyone have a paywall-free link?

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

France arrests Ukraine-Russia national with explosives on terror charges - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/france-arrested-russian-speaker-possession-explosives-near-paris-airport-bfm-tv-2024-06-05/

Not the Le Monde article, but also not paywalled.

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Jesus, the only reason they caught him was because he blew himself up making bombs? How many others are out there?

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I guess the trope of bomb makers missing fingers in movies is based on reality.

[–] jimmy90@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago

i guess the evidence of massive coordination by Moscow was at the end of the article?

this would be a most flagrant act of war against France if so, no?

[–] AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why do I keep reading "lemonde" as "lemonade"

[–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

They have refreshing articles maybe?