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dfadsadsf ◴[] No.42192181[source]
It could be false flag operation to create pretext for NATO/EU to block shipping to Russian ports in Baltic Sea.

Similar to Nordstream destruction in 2022 it could have been either Ukrainians or CIA/NSA. This could be last attempt by current US administration elements to create leverage for the Ukraine before negotiations start.

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mnky9800n ◴[] No.42192296[source]
what possible reason would nato need to blockade russian ports that doesnt already exist?
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maxglute ◴[] No.42192609[source]
Blockade is legal act of war. RU at war with UKR, not NATO, and vice versa. Hence NATO would need casus belli of RU attacking NATO or NATO owned infra to declare blockade (read: declare war on RU).
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preisschild ◴[] No.42193122[source]
Russia is already assassinating and sabotaging in NATO countries, which are legal acts of war too.
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maxglute ◴[] No.42199136[source]
They're more grey-zone, since many countries do low level hostilities below threshold of war, which is different end of spectrum than blockade that's closer to unambiguous open warfare.
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1. mnky9800n ◴[] No.42244601[source]
Why is a state killing someone located on foreign lands for political reasons not defined as an act of war?