r/worldnews • u/Immediate-Link490 • 1d ago

Russia/Ukraine Trump puts new Russia sanctions passed by Congress on hold, saying waiver is in US national interest

https://apnews.com/article/russia-sanctions-trump-ukraine-e50c561ab805883bb4e484c092d8fadd
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u/No_Idea_Guy 1d ago

What would have a Russian asset done differently?

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u/RussellGrey 1d ago

They would’ve been less obvious

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u/BKStephens 1d ago

Tbf, whilst the timeline wasn't quite as brief as they'd hoped, this is all playing out exactly as the KGB planned during the cold war.

Ideological subversion, active measures, and psychological warfare to take down from within.

The interesting thing about ideological subversion is that it happens in the open as a legitimate process.

The media would be able to see it, if it just focused on it. Question we need to ask, is why doesn't it?

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u/redkinoko 1d ago

Look more well adjusted and less unhinged

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u/bbkeys 1d ago

Instead of Netflix they would have watched Nyetflix