The Russian military still suffers from poor communication, coordination and leadership, but most of all, analysts say, from a morale-sapping lack of accountability.
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More than 15 years ago, when the Nord Stream gas pipeline between Russia and Germany was little more than an idea, a Swedish government study warned of the risks inherent in running a critical piece of energy infrastructure along the Baltic Sea floor.
The Nord Stream attack has prompted finger-pointing and speculation about how - in an era of satellite surveillance and a war in Ukraine - a vessel could plant a bomb and leave without a trace.