But he misses the trend that all these countries have in common, they're all rapidly depopulating themselves.
They'll whine about a Russian threat, a Finnish threat, a Polish threat, or whatever other threat US will respond to with an influx of cash and warm bodies spending money there.
Draw a line along the Eastern borders of Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria, and Slovenia, then stay West of it. Let Poland and Hungary provide security to anyone east of that line who feels threatened and you'll be amazed at how fast no one feels threatened by Russians when the alternative is troops from countries where they stand up for Christianity whether the EU likes it or not.
If that's not enough, then send British and French troops without NATO connections to protect them just like the British and French protected Poland in WWII. If that's all insufficient, toss in a special MuzLame German brigade or two to impress the locals.
Do you know much flack Poland, Estonia, and Ukraine have gotten from the Kremlin for tearing down their thousands of Lenin statues, Stalin and Derzhinsky reminders, and ugly Soviet war monuments? Look up the threats and hatred spewed out in response by the Russian government. All very recent statements I might add.
LoL at the “promoting Christianity’ claim. And Assad loves Jesus right? But hates Israel. Russia allied with Iran and keeping No. Korea, Venuzuela, and Cuba propped because and its own crony Islamic-fascist Ramzan Kadryov in Chechnya because?
Putin koolaid much?
All while Russia has decided it can somehow work their “Orthodox” agenda alongside the campaign to restore honoring Stalin’s memory as the great victor of WWII, with statues of him being erected everywhere and continuing to have Lenin’s open casket on full display in the center of Red Square.
Go visit these places and see for yourself. Russia’s Victory Day parade...then cross the border for Estonia’s Independence (from Russia) Day festivities.
And you will know there are two very different world views at work. Christian though for Russia?
Um. No. Unless your definition is building an Orthodox church on the condition that a military base with some Soviet throwback memoribilia be there first.
i hope you meant that as sarcasm...