First off, what fucking idiot of a country uses a nerve agent developed in their country to poison an ex spy from that country? Like seriously, you don't want to get caught, yet you use a substance that was invented by you??? Russia is not a stupid country, why would they use a substance easily traceable back to them on a person who betrayed them and expect not to be caught? It is literally them shooting themselves in the foot because now they can expect more sanctions and more denouncements from other countries, further isolating themselves and ruining their economy. But that is exactly what Russia wants They want to make the west look like the bad guys because the west is hurting them What purpose does this serve? From what I understand most Russians already see the west as bad guys. Does he want Russian citizens to call for war? That would just be monumentally stupid because we all know the adage about how WW4 starts. Maybe they want to make the west look bad in the eyes of the west? Maybe they want us to believe exactly what I believe so that we distrust our governments? Maybe, but I think the majority of people have taken, and will continue to take, the stance that it is just Russia acting stupid. Because that is the stance that the majority have taken, this point does not seem to be effective. It does not seem to be worth changing the minds of a few hundred thousand or million in return for billions in sanctions. But Russia is the country that developed the chemical, so they are the only ones with access to it and who know how to reproduce it The chemical structure and even recipe for how to make it are on Wikipedia. Iran made their own in 2016. Any country with a lab could reproduce it. I'm sure a college professor could make it too if he had the right safety equipment. A comparison would be if Edward Snowden was found dead one day, blown up by a US pineapple grenade with a Kabar sticking out of his chest. Sure, all the signs point to the US assassinating him, but would the US really be so moronic as to use items made exclusively in the USA to kill him? The first thought on everybody's mind would be that somebody is trying to make it look like the US killed him because that's where the evidence points, but the evidence is just a little too strong for it to be reasonable. Additionally, why attack an ex spy in his late 60s who hasn't been active in 20 years? He poses no threat. Sure, they may have a grudge against him but they have nothing to gain from causing his death. It's not like people think Russia, the country with the most nukes in the world, is weak they don't need to prove their strength and they certainly don't need to do something to stay relevant. I think this attack was staged by somebody who has Russia as an enemy. I don't necessarily think the US did it or the UK did it, but somebody is trying to frame Russia for this and it's working. There is no way Russia could be this stupid and I need somebody to convince me otherwise. inb4 you're a Russian shill bot troll etc. gt This is a footnote from the  moderators. We'd like to remind you of a couple of things. Firstly, please read through our rules If you see a comment that has broken one, it is more effective to report it than downvote it. Speaking of which, downvotes don't change views Any questions or concerns? Feel free to message us Happy ing
It makes no sense that Russia is behind the attempted assassination in the UK.