> It is of course possible that Russia did this particular one, but it is not Russia's style. Why now and not in 2022? Because now there's a major event happen

> It is of course possible that Russia did this particular one, but it is not Russia's style. Why now and not in 2022? Because now there's a major event happening in France, where disruptions will be shown globally and affect people from many places congregating for a singular event. It shames France on the global stage, Putin likes shaming leaders who he thinks are weak. > Why don't they cut Internet cables? Why would they do it when they know there will just be a backlash? Internet cables have much more redundancy than a rail network, you can't route trains around the world to get to their destination just some hundreds of milliseconds delayed, it's disruptive but workarounds are embedded in the design of the system, not so much with rail during peak summer season in a very touristic country while hosting a major sporting event. Do you think Russia really cares about the backlash? They keep pushing the boundaries to test responses, what kind of backlash do you think France would give to a nuclear power while they can't show with 100% certainty was Russian? That's the MO of Russia, I don't understand why you are trying to defend it. It might as well not be Russia but the suspicions aren't far fetched, given stuff like this: https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2024/07/24/russian-spy-arrested-in-paris-after-alleged-plan-to-destabilize-olympic-games_6696920_7.html https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2024/07/24/russian-...