Acts of Terrorism megathread

[Legbiter]

Also, a ship from Russia has cut the cables between Finland and Europe. Again.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/finland-police-european-union-helsinki-russia-b2893438.html

When is Europe going to punch back?

Finland reacted almost immediately, special forces boarded the vessel and confiscated it. The russians are lucky they didn't do this around the Baltic States, they'd have sunk the ship and only reluctantly saved the surviving crew.

This is a win. Take it. russsia does cable cutting with a surface vessel, fine, it's ours we'll sell the thing for scrap metal while jailing everyone for decades.   

[Tonitrus]

The right action would be to close the Denmark/Sweden access to the Baltic for any ship departing/bound to St Petersburg/Kaliningrad.  Or, at least, require every such ship to undergo "safety/security inspections".

[Crazy_Ivan80]

The right action would be to close the Denmark/Sweden access to the Baltic for any ship departing/bound to St Petersburg/Kaliningrad.  Or, at least, require every such ship to undergo "safety/security inspections".

Requires balls, eu doesn't have those.

[The Brain]

The right action would be to close the Denmark/Sweden access to the Baltic for any ship departing/bound to St Petersburg/Kaliningrad.  Or, at least, require every such ship to undergo "safety/security inspections".

With US attack imminent playing hardball with the Russians may not be prudent just now.

[HisMajestyBOB]

Also, a ship from Russia has cut the cables between Finland and Europe. Again.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/finland-police-european-union-helsinki-russia-b2893438.html

When is Europe going to punch back?

Finland reacted almost immediately, special forces boarded the vessel and confiscated it. The russians are lucky they didn't do this around the Baltic States, they'd have sunk the ship and only reluctantly saved the surviving crew.

This is a win. Take it. russsia does cable cutting with a surface vessel, fine, it's ours we'll sell the thing for scrap metal while jailing everyone for decades.   

And they'll do it again and again. Like with assassinating dissidents, destroying infrastructure, and spreading propaganda. They're stomping all over European countries' sovereignty. Either Europe fights back, or they end up under the jackboots of Russia and their AfD/Reform/etc. lapdogs.

[Jacob]

I'd love to see some proactive influence and sabotage operations against Russia on Russian soil as well, but I suspect European (and even American) capabilities in those areas have atrophied enough that it'll take decades to remedy.

[mongers]

I'd love to see some proactive influence and sabotage operations against Russia on Russian soil as well, but I suspect European (and even American) capabilities in those areas have atrophied enough that it'll take decades to remedy.

Hard, if not impossible to say.

I'd hope that European agencies have been stepping up co-operation with the Ukrainians in preparation for the full US withdrawal of aid and intel.

Yes, one would hope Ukrainian missile/drone deep strikes on strategic targets can continue.