I don’t see the Russians gaining anything from these maneuvers except ill will.
“I don’t see the Russians gaining anything from these maneuvers except ill will.”
That’s easy...
He’s putting pressure on the smaller NATO countries.
Already fragile economies, already slipping into recession, and the sanctions have hurt some, badly.
Imagine how terrified the pols must be of looking at have to cut Social Welfare in favor of an increased military budget, to counter Russia.?
How many will actually do it? They have cut their own military’s to nearly non-existent, to finance the handouts, because Unky Sugar is protecting them, at our cost. How many will bend over, rather than face the wrath of the voters wanting their free schit?