“The way I interpret Ljungqvist announcement is that simply because the GRU (i.e., a foreign power) conducted the operation, there is (a) a zero chance of success for requesting extradition of the GRU operators from Moscow so they can be prosecuted on Swedish soil. And (b) there is literally zero chance that the Russian public prosecutor will open up a case and charge the GRU operatives if the Swedish Sports Confederation (or the Swedish government) goes to court in Russia,” Soesanto told us.
Basically the only way Sweden could get a hold of them is if Russia threw them under the bus.
For me the question is, does that have more to do with russian diplomatic immunity or with the actors being on russian soil and sweden not having jurisdiction?
Reporters should know by now that the EU and Sweden (35%) import huge amounts of energy from Russia and that Russia has to turn off the heat in the winter to control the EU.
This just lets Russia know Sweden can be stepped on when Putin finally rolls west. Russia already knows the EU are a bunch of talkers who won't actually do anything. Probably because of Merkel's East German friendship with Putin (notice she's fucking off before the shit hits the fan). Ukraine is about to fall to Russian invasion. You can be sure the EU won't do anything. The EU behave just like Germans did with the Jews, except this time once Ukraine, Belarus, and Poland fall, "Russia will be coming for the
It's the russians (Score:0)
Quick, sweep it under the carpet else Putin will put the boot in
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Prosecuting "the government". (Score:5, Interesting)
“The way I interpret Ljungqvist announcement is that simply because the GRU (i.e., a foreign power) conducted the operation, there is (a) a zero chance of success for requesting extradition of the GRU operators from Moscow so they can be prosecuted on Swedish soil. And (b) there is literally zero chance that the Russian public prosecutor will open up a case and charge the GRU operatives if the Swedish Sports Confederation (or the Swedish government) goes to court in Russia,” Soesanto told us.
Basically the only way Sweden could get a hold of them is if Russia threw them under the bus.
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Basically the only way Sweden could get a hold of them is if Russia threw them under the bus.
Or they ever venture beyond Russian borders.
Stupid reporters again - energy is the deal (Score:1)
Reporters should know by now that the EU and Sweden (35%) import huge amounts of energy from Russia and that Russia has to turn off the heat in the winter to control the EU.
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/... [europa.eu]
"We were just following orders" (Score:2)
Don't care.
Sweden's SJW Pussified Culture Just Failed (Score:0, Troll)
It's Been Said (Score:2)
by Mongo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?... [youtube.com]
Finlandization? (Score:1)
you wimps (Score:1)