Russia cannot afford to invade. Unless of course, Biden forces the price of oil higher. Russia is not a superpower anymore. They are barely a regional power. They should be treated as such.
Just like we showed those Afghans, ...
“Russia is not a superpower anymore.”
While Russia is not a superpower they are ranked #11 in the world in GDP. More importantly, they have the world’s largest military force and the world’s second most powerful air force and naval fleet.
Of course, I’m sure you know they have the world’s largest nuclear warhead arsenal and the means to deliver them. Don’t forget, we paid Russia big bucks to send our astronauts into space for years because we couldn’t do it ourselves.
I’m sure you understand they could destroy our country in less than an hour if it came to that. It is true that they would likely be destroyed in the process but with the largest landmass in the world, they would likely recover before we would.
So, you demean their capability at your own risk. Actually, our own risk.
They are not a superpower, but they still have a massive nuclear arsenal with a long reach...
And Pooty’s “fear” of invasion by the West is nonsense too. There is no need to worry about “offensive” weapons near it’s borders when intercontinental nuclear missiles offer sudden destruction within 30 minutes.
(But I will say that offensive weapons should never be part of NATO agreements.)