Thread by @GrandpaRoy2

In a blog entitled “Unthinkable,” Russian war correspondent and blogger Nikita Tretyakov is deeply critical of the results and consequences of Russia’s disastrous “special operation” in Ukraine.
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“Sergey Lavrov:
‘I don’t want to even suspect that Alaska, just like European actions, was designed to buy time for the rearmament of the Kiev regime, which would last longer than the First and Great Patriotic Wars.’
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“How can I not agree with Mr. Lavrov — there are many things that are hard to think about, and I really wouldn’t want to think about them, for example:
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“I don’t want to even suspect that instead of a carefully planned and organized special operation, Russia could get drawn into a trench war that would last longer than the First and Great Patriotic Wars, I don’t want to even think about it, but it turned out the way it did.
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“I don’t want to even suspect that every week in the war launched to protect the civilians of Donbass, hundreds of civilians could be killed and injured hundreds of kilometers away from the front, I don’t want to even think about it, but it turned out the way it did.
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“I don’t want to even suspect that the enemy could have so surpassed our air defense system that it could hit strategic defense and industry objects almost every day with missiles and drones. I don’t want to even think about it, but it turned out the way it did.
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“I don’t want to even suspect that after five years of war, a great energy power would not be able to protect its oil industry and would be forced to impose fuel limits on the population, I don’t want to even think about it, but it turned out the way it did.
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“I don’t want to even suspect that the country that once opened the world to space could not overcome the lag in communication and reconnaissance satellites, I don’t want to even think about it, but it turned out the way it did.
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“I don’t want to even suspect that a country with advanced development in information and telecommunications technologies could launch a campaign to block the Internet, …
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“… including for its own troops and the military-industrial complex, I don’t want to even think about it, but it turned out the way it did.
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“I don’t want to even suspect that Russia, with all its fleets, special forces, and marines, could not or would not defend its tankers from enemy pirate seizures, I don’t want to even think about it, but it turned out the way it did.
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“I don’t want to even suspect that our country’s official representatives could easily do business and hope for friendship with those who create and supply weapons that kill our fellow citizens, I don’t want to even think about it, but it turned out the way it did.
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“I don’t want to even suspect that Russian businessmen and oligarchs could still be trading with the enemy and its allies, selling materials used to kill civilians, I don’t want to even think about it, but it turned out the way it did.
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“I don’t want to even suspect that short-sightedness, compromise, and weakness could lead to the nullification of all successes and all efforts in Syria, to the betrayal of those who trusted and hoped for Russia, I don’t want to even think about it, …
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“… but it turned out the way it did.

“I don’t want to even suspect that the fear of Washington could have led Russia to betray the people of Cuba and not come to their aid in a difficult moment, I don’t want to even think about it, but it turned out the way it did.
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“I don’t want to even suspect that the commitment to negotiations with a global predator could have alienated potential allies from Africa, Latin America, and Asia, who were ready to see in Russia a focal point of resistance to imperialism. I don’t want to even think about…
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“… it, but it turned out the way it did.

I don’t want to even suspect that the former terrorists from Afghanistan, who are wreaking havoc in their own country, could be welcomed and flattered in Russia, I don’t want to even think about it, but it turned out the way it did.
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“I don’t want to even suspect that a strategic plan to counter the expansion of NATO could have led to Sweden and Finland joining the alliance and the emergence of NATO bases on the approaches to St. Petersburg, I don’t want to even think about it, …
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“…but it turned out the way it did.

I don’t want to even suspect that our country could have ended up in the deepest crisis since the end of the last century due to the inability to recognize the seriousness of the current situation, …
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“… due to the fear of implementing emergency measures designed and prepared for an emergency situation, I don’t want to even think about it, but it turned out the way it did.

And you, dear friends, what don’t you want to think about, what don’t you want to suspect?”
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