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Originally Posted by Chief
The problem is this, the Russians, or anyone for that matter don't like to be humiliated and subordinate, much less to the USA. They folded up the Soviet Union, and peacefully left how many nations? And in return what do they get? The USA pushing to move NATO right up into their face, on as many fronts as possible and placing missiles on their doorstep, in nations they used to control but left peacefully? I am not a great fan of Putin on a number of levels, but I understand their sentiments. At some point they are going to try to reassert themselves, and I think we have reached that point.
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Agreed. The West has painted Russia into a corner and then is surprised when they lash out a bit. Putin has to stand up to the West at this point to appraise nationalist sentiment at home. If I was a Russian citizen I would feel the same way.
Having said that I support placing missile defenses into Poland as a check on Iran but I can certainly understand Moscow's unhappiness with such a thing. It is a shame Russia and the US cannot work together. The primary reason they cannot IMO is the cold war mindset of many Americans who refuse to see Russia as a potential ally and see every Russian action as a provocation.
Russia and the West share many of the same goals but Western actions have made cooperation all but impossible at this point.