> "we seek explanation” requests A big portion of diplomacy is signalling what a country is aware of, how it feels about the transgression, and consequences it

> "we seek explanation” requests A big portion of diplomacy is signalling what a country is aware of, how it feels about the transgression, and consequences it claims it'll implement if nothing changes. The intent of grey actions is that they're arguably legal. And the intent of response to same is to make whoever runs the program reevaluate the costs of doing so and voluntarily close up the operation. Ergo, the response is calibrated instead of just dropping the hammer immediately every time. If nothing happens... then eventually you get police raids.