True, that's why they are not attacking Russia but sometime hoards of radicals can attack Syria, Nigeria, France etc and the Ukraine.
Yes they can. Syria has been playing the game with Iran for quite some time. Iran was shipping supplies (read that weapons) to Hezbollah in the South of Lebanon through Iraq then Syria.
Nigeria is probably another African nation with a musical chairs government. None of them seem strong enough or wise enough to remain in power long. France, well, it has made it’s own bed. We seem headed in the same direction.
As for the Ukraine, there’s nothing to brag about there, but it is a sovereign nation. It has a right to screw up just like any other nation. It’s should find it’s own equilibrium without Russian involvement.
It’s holdings should be returned and nations in the region should return to their own territory and comport themselves like a 21st Century player.
The Ukraine did nothing to threaten Russia, but Russia confirmed the reason why any neighbor state would want help for protection from it.