Russians feel the West has never treated them as an equal and has always sought to contain them.
For Russians, the West’s disrespect, threats, bullying and sanctions amount to a demand that Russia conform to the West’s interests.
That is what Russians will never do. State sovereignty is new to them and they value their independence, sense of self and national pride more than Europe and the US.
The current Western approach is doomed to fail.
The Russians are monsters and as we see today, always seeking the dark and violent side of life.
For Russians, the West’s disrespect, threats, bullying and sanctions amount to a demand that Russia conform to the West’s interests.
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State sovereignty is new to them ...
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I know. How dare the west expect Russia to respect her neighbors borders?
State sovereignity is apparently so new to them that they don’t seem to realize that it applies to others, not just them.