Neanderthaland wrote:The Sovereign Realist State wrote:Following 1989 Russia was actually on good terms with the US but it all went sour with NATO's expansion and the colour revolutions.
So, no, you're wrong, the US is exceedingly more hostile today that it has been for the past 30 years.
No. Not really. I remember 2001 when Bush was all gung-ho about putting missile defense on Russia's borders. That was significantly more hostile than anything since.
I'd say Clinton's handling of the Pristina incident was way more hostile, considering it almost led to WWIII, prevented by a British rock star. Someone's got a great story for the grandkids.
The coups in Ukraine and in Georgia were initiated and supported by the US. Crimea's been wanting to merge with Russia since the break up of the USSR, this was another chance that Crimeans successfully exploited.