Too bad nobody give a shit what Russia thinks since 1990, huh?
HAHAHHAA
Not this shit again!
There is currently obviously conversations going on about Russia and NATO sectioning Europe in two zones concerning the missile defense system. So Russia defends one zone of the Europe and NATO defends other zone.
This was put on table last weekend when there was NATO summit in Europe. That is because USA want missile defense system to be build in Europe to defend esp NATO-countries against possible nuclear attacks by terrorist-countries in Middle East. And Russia previously stated that it will not allow US to place heavy missile systems in it's backyard. So it was essential to US take Russia as their partner on this one.
So there goes your theory.
And it's true what had been said earlier on this thread; Russia will always use power if it sees the move as mandatory to serve it's interest. US knows this and won't fuck with them. We've seen this in the past many times. Last in 2008 when Russia put that fkin piece of shit, Georgia, back to it's place.
Even then US whined about war in UN council as Georgia was their 'partner' in some sense and was planning to join NATO. Didn't help.
Georgians rolled in their American supplied Hummers like if they were the USA v2 LOL, they thought that US will back them up so they can ran their mouth all they want...
This just to wake you up. Russia was wake for a while back in 90's after collapse of the USSR but it's back in the business again. Defense budget grows basically every year. They are again sending their strategic bombers all around world last in Venezuela - to America's backyard - just like in gold war era. Nuclear submarines patrolling in Atlantic constantly...