If Washington enters the fight more openly, it does so as the enemy of a free republic, and it needs to be treated as such. Russia was America's imperfect ally in WWII, and it can be again in WWIII - if America is willing to fight the elites in the capitol district who treat it with contempt.
Sure, Russia "has elections" with all serious opponents of Putin arrested or killed, and amazingly Vlad has won every election in Russia the last 24 years.
“Russia has elections, Ukraine doesn’t.”
Give me abreak Ivan!