You're right we don't. But that's just a failure of political will. If you want to keep Russia honest that's how you do it. You treat them as the backward, third-world nation that they are. They are a moribund people and it's in our interest to keep them that way. Romney knew it back in 2012 and he was ridiculed for it.
Obama got his vacuum of American power an influence on the international stage and Russia filled the void.
“Obama got his vacuum of American power an influence on the international stage and Russia filled the void.”
Yes, and Putin is doing a good job of it, unfortunately for us.