Yes, and at the same time Democrats have been pounding the table to be "tough on Putin" for several years now. Then the Ukraine conflict started while they were

Yes, and at the same time Democrats have been pounding the table to be "tough on Putin" for several years now. Then the Ukraine conflict started while they were in power and they have been...not that tough. I agree there is much more going on under the table that actually determines our foreign policy implementation. I'm not so sure that D vs R matters much at all, though. Your points #1 and #2 (energy strategy) are probably important to both teams, not just Rs. And I'm not sure #3 (ideology) is truly a motivating factor for either team when it comes down to it. If it really mattered then we'd have a much different relationship with Saudi Arabia and many others right now.