> think the real clincher would be sorties from poland and romania. then infrastructure on the fields is hit, and we act like it is pearl harbor again.
They literally blew up Nordstream trying to get an attack from Russia, but even Russia won’t take that bait.
speculation is they also wanted to take any exit ramp away form germany, possibly that was the main intent and certainly main driver behind timing.
but more generally once air sorties are flying from NATO countries, that is it. as crazy as it sounds, it seems the only way to definitely get russia to ‘cross the (imaginary) line’ while protesting innocence.
i bet it is close too.