The military serving civil duties can also connect them more to the citizens they’re supposed to protect. Be it natural disasters, epidemics, etc.
If all you do is focus on military hierarchy that’s all you have, and far away from the people.
I also don’t see how the cause would warrant or excuse aggression or assault.
Soldiers/Police protecting staff ensures they can work. assault and lack of protection does the opposite.
Why is this news only now?
It’s not.
We had decades of largely conservative/moderate-right government. So I don’t really see how “blame the left” applies.
I thought they were talking about the drug
They literally shared the numbers and their source. If you want to claim otherwise, you’ll have to provide something more than just your claim.
You also seem to be moving the goalpost. What does using acid have to do with violent crimes hurting others?
I don’t think an attack on undersea cables would spur aggressive/invasive action. I would expect more direct, obvious, and public military presence, observation, and possibly isolation of Russia on it’s borders though.
Human, especially civilian lives are probably a line. Sabotage that would be inconvenience rather than disabling and cause direct suffering - I don’t think it’d spur direct military action. Political - sure. The EU is already driving a hard sanctioning course, and would likely increase such political responses.
There are alternative internet routes, and we’re not that dependent on them - in a fundamental, life or death or direct human suffering kind of way.
Unbelievable
What degree of aggression against the EU would spur the EU into action?
Russia already can’t take over Ukraine. It would not be able to fight on more fronts, and certainly not against a strong EU with many more resources to spare.
Cyberwarfare and individual assassinations, sabotage, and disinformation campaigns were not enough yet. The EU is patient, because there’s nothing to win. But the invasion of Ukraine showed that the EU can suddenly and significantly oppose Russia when certain lines are crossed.
Surely, it’s in the interest of Russia both as preparation, but in large part to try to unsettle the EU, mainly its citizens. Much like it tried with Nuke warnings. GPS disruptions across borders. Gas and oil cutoffs. Blocking Ukraine food exports. Etc etc.
How many years’ worth of national budget is that?
I assume every EU country’s data protection agency can fine them individually?
I searched for the mentioned Channel3 Now. The YouTube channel has been removed. They still have a LinkedIn profile (where you need an account to report them).
How so? I don’t see it.
Spies being found doesn’t mean we should make it easier for them/more to get in.
From a room
Does being early count as being punctual?
Costs double to comparable, requires Chinese companies to be contracted, does shoddy work. A little bit of good-press loan forgiving can’t make up for that.
Also: A personal commission for establishing the contract.
I don’t see my country. Holiday revoked? 😱
First, Boris ruined Britain, and now the rest of Europe.