SLCW on Nostr: In the context of NATO and Russian expansion, I think it's an appropriate phrasing. ...

In the context of NATO and Russian expansion, I think it's an appropriate phrasing. It refers to his agenda to reconstitute the Soviet Union and expand into Europe. I think some people have forgotten that Russia under Putin's leadership is distinctly anti-American, and he is firmly our enemy. After the fall of the Soviet Union, there was a period when relations between the US and Russia were more cooperative as democracy and the trappings of life in the west were imported into Russia. But Russia largely returned to being an enemy of the United States once Putin took over and began working towards his anti-American, anti-democratic goals. We have to acknowledge the fact that he is not our friend, but our enemy, and his agenda is in direct conflict with the mandate of NATO including the US.