[Fraxinus]

The downside, of course, unless we stop treating Russia as the enemy, the Russians will form even closer ties to China.

Nice thought, except it has been clear that Russia likes to be considered an enemy of the US.

[Kazan]

You're lying.

The Russians would certainly like to normalize relations with us.

There are trade deals to be made that would benefit both sides.

We and NATO have absolutely been the aggressors toward Russia since the late '90s.

We promised the Russians no eastward expansion of NATO and expanded to their border.

We fomented the coup in Ukraine and installed a government hostile to both Moscow and the ethnic Russian population in Ukraine, one that threatened Russia's naval base in Crimea.