"the assumption that nothing said by Russia is true, and their future behavior will always be bad. " Based on their behavior over the last 10 years this is an

"the assumption that nothing said by Russia is true, and their future behavior will always be bad. " Based on their behavior over the last 10 years this is an extremely safe assumption. "and casually disregards anything that Russia says and any of Russia's stated concerns?" Because Russia lies, blatantly, obviously, and constantly.