In the 80s Fulda Gap days, the Russian army was around 5 million. Today it is 280,000. If anything it is ridiculously small for the size of the country facing constant challenges at it’s own border.
But neocons have to ponificate about something.
Russia today is the world's largest and strongest nuclear power, thanks mostly to America, as well as its violation of every single weapons and nuclear treaty they have ever agreed to. Thy can fire nukes on the United States and strike any target in the world they want within minutes of the order being given.
But "neocons have to pontificate about something" and Russia is the victim being "challenged" in their backyard, which includes Poland, Estonia, Romania, Germany, Finland, etc.
In the 80s Fulda Gap days, the Russian army was around 5 million. Today it is 280,000.
Plus paramilitary units numbering about 500,000
Russia is stronger now vis a vis world powers than they were during the Cold War. The reason is that both sides disarmed, the US much more so.
Don’t trust Russia. They are very much part of the cause of what happened the last few years (and not the Trump Russia stuff, that was coordinated between Russia and the Dems to cover each other’s tracks). And they support Democrats and Communists.