@lebronjames75 @augustus @lain Meds aren't going to fix either of our brains. I'm just saying that Russia was slowly integrating with the west even if only for economic reasons, they were consuming a lot of western propaganda, the media and culture. They were investing in Europe and the elites were cosier with each other, had deals and some similar politics with each other. Now that has been set back. If you can convince Russia to join your cause, then there is less friction with the rest of Eastern Europe. If you want conflict to continue in Europe then you target them.