Or Putin calculated the near zero percent chance of restarting the pipeline and found it a worthwhile sacrifice in pursuit of a false flag to rally domestic su

Or Putin calculated the near zero percent chance of restarting the pipeline and found it a worthwhile sacrifice in pursuit of a false flag to rally domestic support (of which he is sorely lacking). False flags are Putin’s MO. https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2012/11/22/finally-we-know-about-moscow-bombings/ https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2012/11/22/finally-we-know-... https://www.businessinsider.com/how-the-1999-russian-apartment-bombings-led-to-putins-rise-to-power-2018-3 https://www.businessinsider.com/how-the-1999-russian-apartme...