You make a good point. He has been very selective in his use of violence. Considering Russis’s past he has been very mild.
DjT shouldn’t count on blind support from Vlad, but cooperation rather than alienation will be very helpful against the true menace just south and east of Russia.
I’ve always liked the Russian peoples, while wary of some the communist czars, but don’t we read of some religious freedoms growing there ?