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    • fluxion@lemmy.world
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      “During that time, the ship’s transponder, which charts its movements on the so-called Automatic Identification System, shut down in what is known as a “dark incident” in marine traffic jargon. The ship then continued even as the dragging anchor greatly reduced its speed, according to satellite and other data reviewed by investigators.”

      Double oops!

      So blatantly obvious. There should be serious consequences. Banning Russian-crewed ships seems like a reasonable start

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        Russia is blatantly waging war against Western Europe, and no one is doing anything about it because they aren’t using strictly military equipment, and acknowledging that the war has already started would have implications the EU doesn’t want to admit, yet.

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          Don’t just blame it on Russia. It’s the entire east. This is all very purposeful. See: Asian Century.

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          Yes, Russia and China is fighting a war against the West, and we are standing with our pants down. No need to start shooting, but their actions should be met with equal force (eg. make it a similar hurdle for Chinese business to operate in EU, than it is for us to do business in China). And for fuck’s sake, ban all Russian propaganda and punish domestic supporters, as it’s affecting our politics.

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            Impossible to tell. But in my small German home town alone, several people died from delayed care in a hospital, after its IT system was brought down by Russian hackers.