It’s this way because they aren’t ever punished for it in any meaningful way. They reap rewards of being bullies without the cost. The NHL does a billion dollar

It’s this way because they aren’t ever punished for it in any meaningful way. They reap rewards of being bullies without the cost. The NHL does a billion dollars worth of free advertising for Russia by keeping pro-Putin Russians on the payroll. Whatever alliances form against it seem to inevitably succum to Russian corruption. They get bribed, or blackmailed, in some form or another. Russia are untrustworthy liars. They reneg on agreements. They drove Truman nuts. There’s never a final deal, it’s always subject to capricious renegotiation. Potsdam. The Charter. Budapest. Russia has a 1000 year history of this.