Russia still has thousands of Nukes and has proven that at least in the delivery system side they can match the US point for point in the missile arena. Maybe not quite as accurate, but in terms of payload easily surpassing the US.
Russia also has the conventional capacity to be a regional player, and so the continual poking with a dumb NATO open door policy has to be discussed.
But the New NeoCon has gone full domino theory, a throw back if you will. A Bushian “with us or again us” monolithic mindset.
Amazing.