Not representing THIS constituent. I held my nose and voted for him, but as expected this is another disappointment. A compromise today may set back Moscow's timetable a few years, but they'll be back for more as soon as they see an opening.
Moscow strove to be an imperial power to compete with Spain, Britain and France. Lacking a navy, they did it by over-running all their neighbors. The Western powers have given up their imperial ambitions. Moscow hasn't. I wish I could get people to understand this, but no-one seems to want to READ anymore. They just go with TikTok and anonymous YouTube memes and never look underneath.
“they did it by over-running all their neighbors.”
Do you mean during WWII? Yes, they did, because those countries were between The SU and Germany, or actively helping Germany. Also, you neglect to mention they voluntarily left in 1991 so your claim is faulty.