The West and Russia have been decoupling economically since the 2010s. People are too easily swayed by 'current thing'. Russia's invasion is in the context of

The West and Russia have been decoupling economically since the 2010s. People are too easily swayed by 'current thing'. Russia's invasion is in the context of centuries of declining conflict globally - and even in Europe an unprecedented level of peace for the past 70 years.