> surrounding, containing, harming, weakening, and ideally destroying Russia is the ultimate goal, but the US has already largely achieved its aims -- mission a

> surrounding, containing, harming, weakening, and ideally destroying Russia is the ultimate goal, but the US has already largely achieved its aims -- mission accomplished. Russia is continuing to punch itself in the face, every day, since they invaded Ukraine, since, Russia alone made the decision to cross that border and start a brutal war of conquest in a neighbouring country. But yes, of course, NATO is forcing Russia to punch itself in the face, and fail at taking a city thats 380km from its border in over a year.