> If Russia didn't self-sabotage they may feel some obligation to retaliate proportionally against someone else's energy infrastructure. Why do they have to re

> If Russia didn't self-sabotage they may feel some obligation to retaliate proportionally against someone else's energy infrastructure. Why do they have to retaliate against the energy infrastructure? I read some article saying it would be much easier for them to cut off some major internet cables between North America and Europe. Seems plausible to me. It's probably much easier to do without trace and leave the enemy without a hard proof that they did it.