Nothing there seems to be dramatically different from the sort of wankery produced by think tanks like PNAC and their ilk. And it's not like the US or the UK or

Nothing there seems to be dramatically different from the sort of wankery produced by think tanks like PNAC and their ilk. And it's not like the US or the UK or the USSR have ever shied away from using soft power to destabilize other countries. The game everyone's playing is not that different, and Ivan isn't making some 400 IQ move in it.