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> I think the GPS jamming is fairly clearly a Russian operation. Not sure if this is a good source, but just eyeballing where the disruptions are, they centre a

> I think the GPS jamming is fairly clearly a Russian operation. Not sure if this is a good source, but just eyeballing where the disruptions are, they centre around Kaliningrad region: But you can admit that the IKEA fire example is laughable, right? But even the GPS jamming is questionable when it comes to the motivation. Do they have military reasons for it or is it to "disrupt people’s everyday lives"? > Another one is hybrid warfare via artificial migration on Russia's Western borders. Poland, the Baltic states, and to a lesser extent also Finland, experience waves of aggressive migrants forcing these borders, often with clear help, or coercion, from Russian or Belarusian security forces. To be clear, I feel heavily for people escaping poverty and war, my point is they are being weaponised here. This is actually a bit more nuanced than that. We are the ones that want (illegal) migration, it was only a problem when Belarus opened the borders and to be fair they have no obligation to keep them and they were upfront about it. It was a classic case of hypocrisy. That Russia did the same thing is new to me, but if Baltic states/Finland have proper border control there is no problem. It's a problem with our border control and creating unnecessary pull factors. > Whether other specific attacks are Russian or not is hard to know, but it seems beyond doubt that Russia is engaging in low level hostility against the West. I see the exact opposite and mostly retaliation to be honest, but even if you do not agree you can probably agree that the west is also hostile towards Russia. It's obvious that this opinion is not well received, but the west/US started all of it, starting at least with 2008 NATO summit and making it obvious in 2014 Ukraine coup d'état. I don't know what Russia did to the US to warrant this kind of provocation.

mopsi 2y ago
> That Russia did the same thing is new to me, but if Baltic states/Finland have proper border control there is no problem. Finland has closed the entire land border with Russia in response to Russia ferrying migrants from the other side of the planet to Finnish border and forcing them to illegally cross it, to overwhelm Finnish social services and incite political instability. https://raja.fi/en/restrictions-at-the-border-crossing-points-on-the-eastern-border-of-finland https://raja.fi/en/restrictions-at-the-border-crossing-point... > It's obvious that this opinion is not well received, but the west/US started all of it It is not well received because it is a hollow Russian talking point that has no substance behind it. Might as well bring up the international Jewish conspiracy and lizard people while you're at it.
- AnonCoward42 2y ago
  > It is not well received because it is a hollow Russian talking point that has no substance behind it. Might as well bring up the international Jewish conspiracy and lizard people while you're at it. Not sure why you are talking about lizards and jews. At least you're not telling anything of substance I could even take as an argument. You may tell me how it was Russia's fault the US/EU instigated the coup d'état in Ukraine for a change.
  - ImPostingOnHN 2y ago
    Both a NATO summit and Ukraine's popular uprising against a russian-backed ruler are none of russia's business, as are most things that happen outside of russia. You may recall that russia has held a few summits and revolutions of their own, and none of them led to Ukraine attempting to genocide russia. What russia calls a "provocation" is no excuse for russia's invasion and subsequent 3rd genocide of Ukrainians (the 1st being the russian-perpetrated Holodomor starting in 1932, the 2nd being the russian deportation of Crimean Tatars starting in 1944). Had russia stayed within their borders and minded their own business, the current russian war of genocide against Ukraine would not exist. Had russia historically not been evil to its neighbors (example: the Katyn Massacre in 1940), its neighbors wouldn't seek protection from russia. The hollow russian talking point the other poster pointed out, is that russia being upset at something that happened in another country which has nothing to do with it, is somehow justification for russia perpetrating a war of genocide. It isn't. That's why nearly every country in the world voted to reject russia's excuses such as the ones you cite, and condemn russia's actions in multiple United Nations votes, and why the ICC issued arrest warrants for putin and his war crimes.
    - AnonCoward42 2y ago
      > What russia calls a "provocation" is no excuse for russia's invasion and subsequent 3rd genocide of Ukrainians (the 1st being the russian-perpetrated Holodomor starting in 1932, the 2nd being the russian deportation of Crimean Tatars starting in 1944). Yeah the liberal use of genocide isn't going to help. Killing thousand civilians per day in east Ukraine by their own people is closer to that. And killing thousands of civilians was also a reason for the NATO to intervene in Serbia. > Had russia stayed within their borders and minded their own business, the current russian war of genocide against Ukraine would not exist. The same could be said about the US in Ukraine, but also Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq - just in the recent time, otherwise I have to list most of the world. The difference with this and Russia is, that there was never a threat for the US, but it is an open threat to Russia if Ukraine is part of NATO. > Had russia historically not been evil to its neighbors (example: the Katyn Massacre in 1940), its neighbors wouldn't seek protection from russia. 1940? What time is it?

mopsi 2y ago

> That Russia did the same thing is new to me, but if Baltic states/Finland have proper border control there is no problem. Finland has closed the entire land border with Russia in response to Russia ferrying migrants from the other side of the planet to Finnish border and forcing them to illegally cross it, to overwhelm Finnish social services and incite political instability. https://raja.fi/en/restrictions-at-the-border-crossing-points-on-the-eastern-border-of-finland https://raja.fi/en/restrictions-at-the-border-crossing-point... > It's obvious that this opinion is not well received, but the west/US started all of it It is not well received because it is a hollow Russian talking point that has no substance behind it. Might as well bring up the international Jewish conspiracy and lizard people while you're at it.

AnonCoward42 2y ago
> It is not well received because it is a hollow Russian talking point that has no substance behind it. Might as well bring up the international Jewish conspiracy and lizard people while you're at it. Not sure why you are talking about lizards and jews. At least you're not telling anything of substance I could even take as an argument. You may tell me how it was Russia's fault the US/EU instigated the coup d'état in Ukraine for a change.
- ImPostingOnHN 2y ago
  Both a NATO summit and Ukraine's popular uprising against a russian-backed ruler are none of russia's business, as are most things that happen outside of russia. You may recall that russia has held a few summits and revolutions of their own, and none of them led to Ukraine attempting to genocide russia. What russia calls a "provocation" is no excuse for russia's invasion and subsequent 3rd genocide of Ukrainians (the 1st being the russian-perpetrated Holodomor starting in 1932, the 2nd being the russian deportation of Crimean Tatars starting in 1944). Had russia stayed within their borders and minded their own business, the current russian war of genocide against Ukraine would not exist. Had russia historically not been evil to its neighbors (example: the Katyn Massacre in 1940), its neighbors wouldn't seek protection from russia. The hollow russian talking point the other poster pointed out, is that russia being upset at something that happened in another country which has nothing to do with it, is somehow justification for russia perpetrating a war of genocide. It isn't. That's why nearly every country in the world voted to reject russia's excuses such as the ones you cite, and condemn russia's actions in multiple United Nations votes, and why the ICC issued arrest warrants for putin and his war crimes.
  - AnonCoward42 2y ago
    > What russia calls a "provocation" is no excuse for russia's invasion and subsequent 3rd genocide of Ukrainians (the 1st being the russian-perpetrated Holodomor starting in 1932, the 2nd being the russian deportation of Crimean Tatars starting in 1944). Yeah the liberal use of genocide isn't going to help. Killing thousand civilians per day in east Ukraine by their own people is closer to that. And killing thousands of civilians was also a reason for the NATO to intervene in Serbia. > Had russia stayed within their borders and minded their own business, the current russian war of genocide against Ukraine would not exist. The same could be said about the US in Ukraine, but also Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq - just in the recent time, otherwise I have to list most of the world. The difference with this and Russia is, that there was never a threat for the US, but it is an open threat to Russia if Ukraine is part of NATO. > Had russia historically not been evil to its neighbors (example: the Katyn Massacre in 1940), its neighbors wouldn't seek protection from russia. 1940? What time is it?