Just to state things clear, form our govs sources: https://www.osce.org/files/f/documents/e/7/233896.pdf https://www.osce.org/files/f/documents/e/7/233896.pdf

Just to state things clear, form our govs sources: https://www.osce.org/files/f/documents/e/7/233896.pdf https://www.osce.org/files/f/documents/e/7/233896.pdf https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_briefs/RB10000/RB10014/RAND_RB10014.pdf https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_briefs/R... If we just go to the recent past: - "Operation Unthinkable" (1945-6) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Unthinkable https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Unthinkable - Operation Dropshot (1957) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Dropshot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Dropshot - https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/AERODYNAMIC%20%20%20VOL.%205%20%20(DEVELOPMENT%20AND%20PLANS)_0004.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/AERODYNAMIC%20%20%20VOL... And who knows how many more. Or do not blame those who fight back. II point: Russian Fed. have the vastest natural resources of the planet in their land. Alone it's fable it's industrial system is not much developed since Soviet era and internal corruption do the rest, BUT with a strong partner, let's say EU (the best tech/industry skills in the world) OR China (the most intensive industrial-State in the world) it's next to be unstoppable. In the recent past Russia have made various proposals, at least two to the EU to enter the EAEU (EurAsian union) in a fair partnership, one to the USA: enter NATO. All was declined. What Russia Fed. can do than? Well, the potential partners are on three of it's border: EU, the best. China the most stable. India, the least reliable. Few minors of course, but nothing of similar strength. They try the west first. A fail. They try the est: a suffert success. That's is. To ensure their own safety and development they need to rebuild the territorial and human extent of Soviet Union, at least to compensate China, they have tried with various degree of success in central Asia, but China is a competitor there. They have collected interesting partnerships in Iran and Africa, but both are not that strong, then they can go to their west. Surely easter-european countries are not that pleased BUT the post-Soviet (not)free-market corruption and destruction is not less strong so some will be against, some will be for. That's a SIMPLE clear game. The least simple is understanding neoliberals intentions. Their enemy is China and knowing they lost EU they decide (it's clear from actual economical flagellum) to destroy the EU thanks to local corrupted élites. It's not clear how they can think to been able to counter China WITH Russia allied to it. With EAEU extended to the EU China have an unsafe border with a historic enemy, but like that...