Russia has a very long memory and a very long history of being invaded. The last time, it cost them a staggering amount of lives. Many times more than every other country combined. Many who lived through that are still here to tell the tales.
Failure for the US and NATO to take that into account is just nuts.
Fear of invasion is in the Russian DNA.
They're already losing Siberia to the Chinese. It's Chinese companies doing the mining and timber cutting.
With Chinese personnel. Russians don't want to live there and have been leaving.
“Fear of invasion is in the Russian DNA.”
Anfd in America, not blinking to the Russians is in our DNA.
“Fear of invasion is in the Russian DNA.”
Unfortunately, Provocative offensive and illegal invasion and annexation is even stronger in the Russian DNA.
Peace only through Strength.
The Russians are as rogue as Iran at this point. Their defense of Crimea is that people in Crimea voted to join Russia. Well the sovereign nation of Georgia votes to join NATO.
So, give back Crimea and we don’t take Georgia. No deal...welcome Georgia.