Anyway, it's true we can't go absolutely alone. Therefore I suggest a full embrace of Russia, kicked off with massive joint naval exercises off the west coast of France. Now THAT will realize their complaints.
Interesting notion. I remember reading an article several months ago where the author postulated that, since we already have NAFTA, why not bring in other nations in on the agreement. WE could bring in countries like Britain, Australia, New Zealand and Japan (Taiwan?...heehee!). Later on Russia, it was suggested, would be a good idea. We might even be able to 'snag' a couple countries from the EU. Greece and Italy come to mind.