Russia in the 21st Century [Superthread]

[The Bread Guy]

(Allegedly?) naughty ship ....

Vessel Held In Finland After Suspected Baltic Cable Sabotage

Finnish authorities seized a cargo vessel in the Baltic Sea that is suspected of damaging underwater cables in Estonian waters in a possible sabotage incident, police in Helsinki told reporters.

www.rferl.org

Finnish police seize ship suspected of sabotaging undersea telecoms cable

Police arrested 14 crew members on the ship sailing from the St Petersburg to the Israeli port of Haifa.

www.bbc.com

Finland seizes ship sailing from Russia after suspected undersea cable sabotage

Finnish authorities seized a vessel on Wednesday, suspected of sabotaging an undersea telecommunications cable in the Baltic Sea.

www.france24.com

Finnish authorities seize vessel following sea cable disruption

The ship was headed from St Petersburg, Russia to Haifa, Israel, according to a marine traffic tracking site.

yle.fi

 

[OldSolduer]

(Allegedly?) naughty ship ....

Vessel Held In Finland After Suspected Baltic Cable Sabotage

Finnish authorities seized a cargo vessel in the Baltic Sea that is suspected of damaging underwater cables in Estonian waters in a possible sabotage incident, police in Helsinki told reporters.

www.rferl.org

Finnish police seize ship suspected of sabotaging undersea telecoms cable

Police arrested 14 crew members on the ship sailing from the St Petersburg to the Israeli port of Haifa.

www.bbc.com

Finland seizes ship sailing from Russia after suspected undersea cable sabotage

Finnish authorities seized a vessel on Wednesday, suspected of sabotaging an undersea telecommunications cable in the Baltic Sea.

www.france24.com

Finnish authorities seize vessel following sea cable disruption

The ship was headed from St Petersburg, Russia to Haifa, Israel, according to a marine traffic tracking site.

yle.fi

Very naughty ship....

 

[HavokFour]

An interesting "milestone" today.

Russia has now been at war with Ukraine for as long as they fought the Nazis. How the mighty have fallen.

 

[ytz]

They had the same situation in Afghanistan too.

 

[The Bread Guy]

They had the same situation in Afghanistan too.

With more than twice as long (~3340 days) on the ground*.

* 24 Dec 79 - 15 Feb 89

 

[Halifax Tar]

With more than twice as long (~3340 days) on the ground*.

* 24 Dec 79 - 15 Feb 89

What if the point isn't to win a war but to prolong it, forever war, for the benefit of military industrial complexes ?

War Is a Racket - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Oldgateboatdriver]

What if the point isn't to win a war but to prolong it, forever war, for the benefit of military industrial complexes ?

War Is a Racket - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

1984 "War is Peace"? The Capitalist version?

 

[Halifax Tar]

1984 "War is Peace"? The Capitalist version?

Never read it, adding it to the list

 

[The Bread Guy]

What if the point isn't to win a war but to prolong it, forever war, for the benefit of military industrial complexes ?

War Is a Racket - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

USSR 2.0: the land of endless "ceasefires".

 

[HavokFour]

A video for the occasion, with some comparisons.

 

[JLB50]

Not sure if this belongs here or whether it deserves its own thread. Interesting nevertheless regarding the Havana Syndrome.

https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/13/politics/havana-syndrome-device-pentagon-hsi

 

[HavokFour]

The price of still doing business in the country after February 2022.

Denmark's Rockwool says Russia has seized four of its factories

Danish building materials company Rockwool said on Tuesday that Russia has taken control of the company's four factories in Russia and the company is no longer in control of its assets in the country.

www.reuters.com

 

[RangerRay]

The price of still doing business in the country after February 2022.

Denmark's Rockwool says Russia has seized four of its factories

Danish building materials company Rockwool said on Tuesday that Russia has taken control of the company's four factories in Russia and the company is no longer in control of its assets in the country.

www.reuters.com

Dumbasses…

 

[The Bread Guy]

Poke, poke, poke ....

Poland Accuses Russia of Launching Major Cyberattack on Energy Grid - The Moscow Times

The Polish government accused Russia of launching a cyberattack on the country’s power grid last month that they claim nearly caused a nationwide blackout.

www.themoscowtimes.com

Poland suffers major cyberattack on power grid, says Russia likely responsible

notesfrompoland.com

Russian cyberattacks tried to cause blackout in Poland, minister says

The attacks in late December were “intended to destabilize” Poland, officials said.

tvpworld.com

 

[OldSolduer]

The price of still doing business in the country after February 2022.

Denmark's Rockwool says Russia has seized four of its factories

Danish building materials company Rockwool said on Tuesday that Russia has taken control of the company's four factories in Russia and the company is no longer in control of its assets in the country.

www.reuters.com

Are we not entertained??

 

[ytz]

Poke, poke, poke ....

Poland Accuses Russia of Launching Major Cyberattack on Energy Grid - The Moscow Times

The Polish government accused Russia of launching a cyberattack on the country’s power grid last month that they claim nearly caused a nationwide blackout.

www.themoscowtimes.com

Poland suffers major cyberattack on power grid, says Russia likely responsible

notesfrompoland.com

Russian cyberattacks tried to cause blackout in Poland, minister says

The attacks in late December were “intended to destabilize” Poland, officials said.

tvpworld.com

The West doesn't do this enough to Russia. That's why they aren't deterred.

 

[The Bread Guy]

The West doesn't do this enough to Russia. That's why they aren't deterred.

That we hear of, anyway ....

 

[Kirkhill]

The West doesn't do this enough to Russia. That's why they aren't deterred.

Russia took the game outside the lines and turned it into a brawl. Wht are we still expecting the refs to whistle it down?

 

[Colin Parkinson]

What if the point isn't to win a war but to prolong it, forever war, for the benefit of military industrial complexes ?

War Is a Racket - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

By all accounts the war has been a trap for Putin, it's the only thing sustaining the economy, but at the same time it's eating Russia hollow and it's demographics. Ending the war means 100,000 pissed off troops come home to no work and looking for someone to blame.