[saruji]

Russia is defending its self interest, much in the way any other country would and does where they can to the extent that they can. Russia's capital elite aren't dummies, they have avoided having their wrists tied by the West so far but that will change in time. Americas military budget dwarfs Russia's, it would take a relatively large collective group of the mentally ill to want a direct confrontation with the US. I'm Russian and we aren't as any more or less so, dumb or inhumane as any other people. Don't demonize entire group of people you happen to disagree with.