Could just as easily be dissident hackers within Russia itself.
Given some of Putin’s ongoing crackdowns, partiuclalry on free speech there, I would not discount that as a strong possibility.
Hi Mr. Head, I hope you are well. I’ve tried to determine which thread to post this on, and I chose to tag your comment. The following is part of an email I received a few hours ago from a female, Russian doctor. She remembers the Soviet oppression, as is described in the email. I paste it complete with her grammar, spelling, syntax. She wrote:
Friday (14/3)
4 hours ago
“I am shocked.. No..((
” I don,t think they will dare to go so far.. for blocking internet contacts or phone communications.
or..maybe I don,t know that much.. but I don,t believe in such crazy way of development.
” what I do believe and my big fear.. that they can make another isolation of us from inside.. if the West really makes as serious sunctions for somebody from the top of Putin,s regime as visa,s restrictions for them , their family ,who are such patriots in the words and blaming the West all the time,, SoMEHOW prefer to live and save the money in such bad West.. and as they say,,, freezinf of their accounts..
” in this case.. I think they are... being very mean people ( remember the Law of Dima Yakovlev ? ? it was a special pain for me.. !!). they could close the boundaries for everybody.. just as a logical continuation..
” if they- so VIPs and Big bosses here can not travel to West due to the sunctions... why others - just foolish and poor common people , who could not be such successful ( read - to steal so much from the budget and be corrupted) can do that freely..
” Besides.. as you know.. my country is wellknown as a specific place where a life means almost nothing.. and if for such big geopolotical game Russia has to pay... people will pay . common people..
who cares here for the price ? nobody and never.. People will pay for any stupidity of power , for dangerous risks , for anything.”
I had written to her regarding my belief that Putin is committed by ego to take Eastern Ukraine. I’ve read from European sources that he was paying attention to the Maidan beginning in November. Putin is under constant criticism in Russia. Their media suppresses the street revolts there. Putin , I read, seeing the example inside Ukraine, will have 2-3 years unless he solidifies his own power base.
Interesting times we live in today.
Gwjack