| ▲ | FabCH 3 hours ago | |
A more appropriate comparison would be if Russian agents assassinated a local industrialist. And, well, would you expect the state to proactively assign military protection details to such people? No. They would have their own body guards, and maybe a police protection if needed. But not army. The spy and counterspy agency would probably investigate, but they are not going to post a flak cannon next to each Starlink base station. | ||
| ▲ | merely-unlikely 2 hours ago | parent [-] | |
> if Russian agents assassinated a local industrialist Funny you mention that - Russia has tried at least once going back as far as 2024[1]. State security services intervened. > US intelligence discovered earlier this year that the Russian government planned to assassinate the chief executive of a powerful German arms manufacturer that has been producing artillery shells and military vehicles for Ukraine, according to five US and western officials familiar with the episode. > When the Americans learned of the effort, they informed Germany, whose security services were then able to protect Papperger and foil the plot. A high-level German government official confirmed that Berlin was warned about the plot by the US. [1] https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/11/politics/us-germany-foiled-ru... | ||