Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday accused each other of plotting to stage an attack on the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, long the subject of mutual recriminations and suspicions.
They have absolutely nothing to gain from it though.
The amount of intel the west has is gargantuan and if the US and/or NATO even suspected the Ukrainians of doing it the backlash would be enormous.
Ukraine has everything to gain by playing with open cards and moving in our direction, even if it costs them.
Remember the AA missile landing in Poland last year?
As soon as investigations showed it could be their own fault, they apologized profusely.
In what world does it make sense for Ukraine to do that?
Projection from russian side, and they know it. They’ll try to do it either way, I just hope they fail.
They have absolutely nothing to gain from it though.
The amount of intel the west has is gargantuan and if the US and/or NATO even suspected the Ukrainians of doing it the backlash would be enormous.
Ukraine has everything to gain by playing with open cards and moving in our direction, even if it costs them.
Remember the AA missile landing in Poland last year?
As soon as investigations showed it could be their own fault, they apologized profusely.