DUDS AND DUBIOUS EVIDENCE

‘’Russia’s failed drone attack on a German airport was part of a dangerous pattern of escalation that, experts and officials said, risks sparking an open confrontation with NATO — whether the Kremlin wants it or not. German officials declared this week that the Russian state was behind the attack, in which one explosive drone hit a parked Ukrainian cargo plane and another appeared to collide with a plane taking off. Both drones failed to detonate. ‘’—NYT 9/5/2026 Amateur hour in Leipzig. Dud drones one of which ‘’appeared to’’ hit a plane— [did it hit a plane or not? ] is the basis of this long article repeating a chorus of the usual suspects [NATO leaders] denouncing Russia. As is usual with New York Times articles of this kind, no empirical proof is offered that can be independently verified. We are told it exists but just can't be made public. So all the proof that is publicly available is simply assertions made by hostile governments who are involved in a proxy war being waged against the Russian Federation that they started in the first place by trying to incorporate Ukraine into a military alliance which they knew would upset the balance of power in eastern Europe and force a Russian response. A response more forceful than they anticipated and which they cannot contain as it slowly but surely dismembers Ukraine. It's up to NATO, if it wants to save what's left of Ukraine, to sit down with its puppet and negotiate a just and lasting peace with the Russians and give up its fantasy that Ukraine is going to defeat Russia.