Are the Moscow shootings a false flag? Could be. The Russians just identified one of my Ukrainian acquaintances as a shooter. Mykola has been in Kyiv all week.
I could believe it was ISIS, and Putin is using the maxim, "Never let a crisis go to waste." But on the other hand, Putin has shown no reluctance to sacrifice Russian lives for his cause. The high number of Russian deaths in Ukraine is evidence that Putin will encourage Russian deaths in the "meatgrinder" if only he can win the battle of numbers against a smaller Ukrainian army. So, did Putin set this up like he did in Chechnya many years back? Only a fool would ignore that possibility.
I could believe it was ISIS, and Putin is using the maxim, "Never let a crisis go to waste." But on the other hand, Putin has shown no reluctance to sacrifice Russian lives for his cause. The high number of Russian deaths in Ukraine is evidence that Putin will encourage Russian deaths in the "meatgrinder" if only he can win the battle of numbers against a smaller Ukrainian army. So, did Putin set this up like he did in Chechnya many years back? Only a fool would ignore that possibility.