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JRPGfan on 17 July 2020
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vivster said:
JRPGfan said:

industrial espionage.  <----- real reason imo.

Russia is like "what have you guys discovered about the virus? hows the results of testing going? got anything promising?"

Basically russia isn't counting on others "shareing" their discoveries, but would reaaaaallly like to have a vaccine too.
So their "best option" is to go have a looksie at what others found out.

Not sure where you get your information that nobody is sharing infos about vaccines. We are not even at a point where we could produce one so how in the world is it justified to spy on anyone? Also, hell yes, we can blame Russia. They have no friends because they've been complete assholes to everyone for the past decades.

Your support for a criminal country doing criminal things feels really weird and misplaced here.

I'm not saying I support it... I said I can understand why they might try to get their hands on other nations research into the vaccine, because they want to "borrow" the results (the western countries have made), to accellerate their own program.

At this point, it has to be real clear that Russia apparently doesnt trust the west to treat them right, when it comes to vaccines (given/information/sold to them prices).


However the root of the act itself, while criminal (its not okay to hack research labs), comes likely from a desire to start their own program of vaccinations, and protect their own people.  I know the road to hell, paved with good intentions, thingy. Is it bad they want to try and protect their people?

Im sympathetic to their situation.
I suspect south africa has a higher chance, of getting help from the west than russia does.
I'd rather russia got it tbh, there alot closer to europe, and I'd rather they get their spread under controll (by means of a vaccine if needed) than not.


*IF* the west made it clear, that a vaccine that works, will be wild spread, and given to everyone was in everyones own intrests.
And was believeable.... this probably wouldn't have happended.  The issue is its not, theres clearly people thinking profits, even if it means more virus out there killing people. Theres clearly people thinking politics (so what if russians die?) ect.

The sooner this virus is stamped out everywhere, the better for humanity.
In todays world, people catch plane rides and go everywhere, and spread just carries on and on  and on.
If we want this gone, we need vaccines that work given to everyone in the world.

Last edited by JRPGfan - on 17 July 2020