A thesis as to why the Deep State of the collective West is bent on the destruction of Russia would be quite long and would necessitate a discussion of topics beyond the scope of even the most adventurous conspiracy theorists.

Rather than undertake anything like that, I would suggest that any thesis put forward be evaluated to see if it accounts for an extraordinarily mysterious event that took place just over seven years ago aboard the Russian submarine Losharik.

We're told it was a fire in the battery compartment. This is not uncommon on submarines and they are well-ready to handle these nearly-routine mishaps. That's a cover story and it's total bullshit.

The first anomaly is the scale of the disaster on a crew which would nearly sink the boat from the amount of brass alone. The small sub has an estimated crew complement of 25, and:

Fourteen of the crew were killed by inhalation of smoke or toxic fumes. Seven of those who died held the rank of first rank captain and two were recipients of the Hero of the Russian Federation award. Submarine commander Denis Dolonsky was among those killed.... In comparison, submarine Kursk – which was lost with all hands after a similar disaster – had 118 crew members of whom only two held the rank of captain 1st rank.

It was a huge deal that no one wanted to talk about. The public in the West was--as mentioned--handed an absurd lie which was--as usual--accepted without the slightest question. The Russians did not want to talk about it either, but they kept their mouths shut rather than spew out bullshit.

Almost shut, that is, because statements and events belied how huge a deal it really was:

Dead sailors stopped a 'planetary catastrophe' aboard a secret submarine, a top Russian naval officer said at their funeral (Business Insider 7/8/2019)

"With their lives," the unnamed Russian officer said at a funeral in St. Petersburg, Russia, "they saved the lives of their colleagues, saved the vessel and prevented a planetary catastrophe." The Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, who said he was unaware of the officer's comments, denied that there was any risk of a broader threat.

The July 1 incident remains a mystery, as Russia has declared the details a "state secret." Peskov said last week that all the information about the submarine and its mission are classified at the "highest level," ABC News reported. Even the funeral was secretive, with many in attendance refusing to show their faces or identify themselves to attending media.

And back on the Wikipedia page:

On 5 July, four members were posthumously awarded Hero of Russia while ten members were posthumously awarded Order of Courage.

For a routine accident on a research sub? C'mon.

So what really happened? As I said, it's a very long story. But, again, the point is that whatever explanations are put forward for what the hell is going on with Russia that do not account for this incident can--in my book--be thrown out without further consideration.

PS: If anyone can work "Da Joos" into any of this I'd be shocked.