Three Western intelligence officials from different countries have told The Associated Press that a campaign of targeted killings they blame on Russia has ramped up since Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
That’s what frustrates me about most of history. History books talk about glorious leaders and their conquests and all I see is “Gangs of New York” writ large. And conquests are to me just organised armed robbery, organised at such a scale that people are given uniforms.
Essentially only modern rule based international politics elevated war over gang turf quarrels. It’s a shame it’s in the process of being abandoned.
At this point Russia looks like a mafia gang rather than a country
At this point?
That’s what frustrates me about most of history. History books talk about glorious leaders and their conquests and all I see is “Gangs of New York” writ large. And conquests are to me just organised armed robbery, organised at such a scale that people are given uniforms.
Essentially only modern rule based international politics elevated war over gang turf quarrels. It’s a shame it’s in the process of being abandoned.
I would argue that it was never different. Just not this apparent.
Their jet is literally called “Felon”.
Russia didn’t create that designation. That’s the doing of AFIC.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_reporting_name
Oh ok that changes everything. Thanks for the clarification.