True enough, but with the FSB accusing Ukraine of being the mastermind Putin is, whether he realizes it or not, effectively saying the Ukrainians do have that sort of sophisticated intelligence apparatus.
That may or may not be true. If it's not true and this is a NATO-managed operation (a distinct probability, BTW), then Putin is letting…
True enough, but with the FSB accusing Ukraine of being the mastermind Putin is, whether he realizes it or not, effectively saying the Ukrainians do have that sort of sophisticated intelligence apparatus.
That may or may not be true. If it's not true and this is a NATO-managed operation (a distinct probability, BTW), then Putin is letting NATO off the hook if he had any proof NATO organized an attack on Russia proper--an act of war by anyone's playbook. That opens up its own can of worms.
Regardless, Putin is facing a situation where nothing within Russia is safe from asymmetric attack.
True enough, but with the FSB accusing Ukraine of being the mastermind Putin is, whether he realizes it or not, effectively saying the Ukrainians do have that sort of sophisticated intelligence apparatus.
That may or may not be true. If it's not true and this is a NATO-managed operation (a distinct probability, BTW), then Putin is letting NATO off the hook if he had any proof NATO organized an attack on Russia proper--an act of war by anyone's playbook. That opens up its own can of worms.
Regardless, Putin is facing a situation where nothing within Russia is safe from asymmetric attack.