oh, also
You also evoked the lessons of the cold war. With Putins clock on 'legal' power about to expire, and his actions and rhetoric getting more dark and troublesome by the hour, don't be surprised if things with Russia go from 'concerning' to 'bad' sooner rather than Later, if Putin decides to hold on to power. There goes even more oil into the hands of what could rapidly become another blood enemy.
Yeti