"Vandalism", "Malicious acts", "coordinated attacks", this is the language being used by European media.
Traditional media is doing EU citizens a disservice. This is state sponsored terrorism and we need to start calling a spade a spade.
Traditional media is doing EU citizens a disservice. This is state sponsored terrorism and we need to start calling a spade a spade.
It’s unfounded. Maybe not impossible, but it seems FAR more likely that it was eco-terrorism or another similar grievance. I haven’t heard one parsimonious theory for why Russia might do this.
Russia coordinating attacks on NATO territory is FAR more likely (read certain) considering recent activity:
May 2024 - EU Intelligence warns of Russia's continued hybrid warfare with a focus on rail infrastructure
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240510-suspected-russia...
Aug 2023 - Rail sabotage in Poland
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66630260
Oct 2022 - Rail sabotage in Germany
https://www.npr.org/2022/10/09/1127739900/germany-trains-sab...
If anything, the fires lit by the saboteurs in France seem more amateurish and heavy-handed.
https://www.france24.com/en/france/20240729-far-left-extremi...