[bradhe]

The implication is that it's somehow better to be "self reliant" but that is also basically impossible.

[nradov]

The implication is that it's better to not be reliant on an adversary. Some level of reliance on reliable allies is fine.

[woweoe]

But that would be a major challenge. Virtually all of the Asian continent save for Japan and Korea (who are reliant on the US for military purposes) in some way kept neutral and/or allied with Russia.

[Isinlor]

Only North Korea, Syria, Eritrea and Belarus decided to vote against resolution condemning Russian invasion on Ukraine.

Russia has no allies. Even China is reluctant to take over what remains from Russian market abandoned by Western companies.

https://twitter.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1499072011729096705

[wobbleblob]

It's more about being reliant on one source under the control of a potential rival.