> you kinda lose the benefit of the doubt. Losing benefit of the doubt doesn't mean you're guilty. It just means when Russia accused the UK [1] of blowing up

> you kinda lose the benefit of the doubt. Losing benefit of the doubt doesn't mean you're guilty. It just means when Russia accused the UK [1] of blowing up the pipeline you can't trust them. Or when Russia accuses the US [2] of blowing up the pipeline you can't trust them. It doesn't mean the US or UK didn't do it; it just means Russian claims are not evidence and you'd probably be better off just completely ignoring them so that it doesn't taint any opinions. [1]: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-british-navy-personnel-blew-up-nord-stream-gas-pipelines-2022-10-29/ https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-british-nav... [2]: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-09/russia-blames-us-for-nord-stream-blasts-threatens-consequences https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-09/russia-bl...