The extreme threats of last February by Putin and Medevev and now his generals are troubling. Russia could not sustain a real conventional war with the US. Their economy is fragile and subject to massive shocks if they lose their markets to sell oil and gas. They have not reinvested the oil wealth into their oil infrastructure and their fields’ are 60 % depleted. The engineering is poor and it cost more to get more oil out of 60% depleted fields. The US capped of fields at 50% when the price was under 40/barrel. Once Pelosi lets go those wells will be put back into production.

Bush had been more speak softly and carrying a big stick. Russia is like a scared kid holding a bat for defense and screaming how he is going to kill us. Typical schoolroom bully.

I do not see how their helping their cause, helps the US