These idiots better be looking out for the very real Red Chinese threat to Siberia rather than an imaginary threat from the U.S.
Both china and russia view the US as a bigger threat then each other.
They don’t want to piss off China right now cause they need time to rebuild their military. The USA is a good devil to invoke since they know we won’t care, and we are an old rival. This is a good cover for spending all their oil money on their military.