Putin's North Korean Soldiers

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RE the undersea cables, Ukraine all but admitted fault on one occasion. Did you see this article. At the least it's interesting and most are unfamiliar:

Link to news 2024 aug 14

"Russia Is Running Scared -Will They Escalate" you ask?
I hope we get a peace treaty signed this month.
I want both sides to come to an agreement and stop the killing.

It's war, is it not expected both sides will spy and try to sabotage each other?

If you listen to Putin, his rhetoric leans to escalation not to peace talks. At least, that is how I am reading him.