democratic Russia
LOL.
You still believe the big lie promoted by Nazi Joseph Goebbels in the 1930's. He and Hitler started the national hate the USSR mentality, and it has grown today to international hate. This despite all the positive changes made since then.
Russia left the eastern block in the 90's, helped reunited east and west Germany never to return. Nato on the other hand continued to put a choke hold on the country by putting troops on their borders and agitating former USSR republics..
Right now I figure Russia wants neutrality on it's borders. It doesn't want to be invaded again.
They have the high ground. It's topsy turvy, they now are first, faith, family, anti homo, marriage promoting , while we are going in the opposite direction.