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Be careful what you wish for. Blocking the waterways would provide Russia with a legitimate reason for war or at least lead to a resolution of the blockade with
by cocodill 2y ago
Be careful what you wish for. Blocking the waterways would provide Russia with a legitimate reason for war or at least lead to a resolution of the blockade with force. That is insane. Nobody even considered that during the Cold War. If the damage to the cables wasn't an accident, the damage was pretty minor. This is in no way comparable to the blowing up of the Nord Stream gas pipeline, which was certainly not an accident.
- jajko 2y ago[flagged]
- cocodill 2y agoIt's a common misconception that they don't care about legitimacy. I believe this is what is delaying any negotiations to end the conflict. Just as ridiculous is the story of the conquest, the one my teachers used to scare me with in school, and my parents their teachers, and probably my grandparents their teachers too.
- Hamuko 2y agoWhat legitimate reason they had in Ukraine?
- wasmitnetzen 2y agoThe Cold War was, well, cold. The war in Ukraine isn't.
- cocodill 2y agoMay be, but Ukraine does not control the straits, is not a member of the European Union, and is not yet the 51st US state. Other European countries are unfortunately or fortunately only in a state of cold war for the time being.
- rightbyte 2y agoI don't think we could comment on HN if that was not the case.
- mcv 2y agoI'm not sure legitimacy matters here. Their war in Ukraine is not legitimate, but that's not stopping them. And a legitimate reason to attack a NATO country does not mean they will. Keep in mind that Russia has also blocked sea traffic to and from Ukraine. And it is kinda weird to sanction a country because of its illegitimate war, while still letting their ships through your waters. And it's not like Russia has no other access to the sea.