The Russian government didn't see it as a Russian dependency on Germany. As far as the dependency direction goes, Germany didn't start a war with Russia, so th

The Russian government didn't see it as a Russian dependency on Germany. As far as the dependency direction goes, Germany didn't start a war with Russia, so the simplistic example isn't enough to disprove anything. If you want to disprove it, do so by explaining how Russia was dependent on Europe.