As US reeled from 911 terrorist attacks, to help to fight terrorists, Russia supported Bush in ways that would have been inconceivable during the Cold War, allowing US planes flying through Russian air space, allowing the use of airbases in former Soviet republics in Central Asia.



Then suddenly Bush announced that US was withdrawing unilaterally from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty which Russia warned it would undermine arms control and non-proliferation efforts.



With sinister intention, US broke agreement/ guarantee with Russia, expanding to Russia's doorstep with increasingly frequent and provocative military drills targeting Russia and deployments of more and more advanced weapons/troops in surrounding countries closer and closer to Russia.



Russia wants to build trust but US continues to betray and destroy trust with evil and sinister motives.



US is always on the lookout for opportunities to undermine, harm and destroy Russia.



So, it’s not surprising that Russia is incensed when Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, the Baltic states and others were ushered into NATO membership starting in the mid-1990s.. now selling lethal weapons to Ukraine to agitate/escalate the conflict/violence with sinister intention of coaching /shepherding Ukraine to join NATO.



Yeltsin, Medvedev and Gorbachev himself protested through both public and private channels that U.S. had violated the non-expansion agreement.



Russians don’t like seeing US aircraft carriers/spy planes off their coast any more than US would like to see Russian aircraft carriers/spy planes in the Gulf of Mexico.



Russians don’t like seeing US meddling in the affairs of neighboring countries (like Ukraine, etc.) any more than US would like to see Russia meddling of Canada's or Mexico's affairs to surround US with hostile neighbors.



US is pointlessly asking for trouble by meddling in the affairs of countries at Russia's doorstep (Ukraine, etc) to threaten Russia's basic security.



Do unto others—but do it first. It’s a very dangerous situation instigated by US.



The US is definitely the aggressor here—although Americans robotically believe US is always the good guys.

Everybody always see themselves as the good guys, including the Nazis—nothing new here.



It is clear for all to see that US is resented around the world, seen as bully.



The US military—contrary to popular myth—doesn’t defend the country, so much as act as an instrument for the US government to enforce its will abroad.



It could get out of control as Russia doesn’t like being bullied.



But these things can take on a life of their own, let us all hope we don’t have World War 3 as a result of US's aggression and mafia US's actions/behavior.



It is very clear that US is hell-bent to surround Russia with hostile neighbors, to push Russia to a corner to kill Russia.



What does U.S. want?

Do you think that the people who run the U.S. realize that they are on a collision course with Russia which could lead to nuclear war?

If yes, why would they take such a risk?

Do they really believe that at the last moment Russian will “blink” and back down, or do they actually believe that they can win a nuclear war?

Are they not afraid that in a nuclear conflagration with Russia they will lose everything they have including their power and even their lives?



Washington is lost in hubris and arrogance and is more or less insane.

Also, there is belief that the US can win a nuclear war with Russia. There was an article in Foreign Affairs around 2005 or 2006 in which this conclusion was reached.

The belief in the winnability of nuclear war has been boosted by faith in ABM defenses. The argument is that the US can hit Russia so hard in a preemptive first strike that Russia would not retaliate in fear of a second blow.



U.S. has put too much stress on Europe by involving Europe in a conflict with Russia. If Germany, for example, were to pull out of NATO, the empire would collapse, or if hardship in Greece (Italy, Spain, etc) (common currency union without fiscal union means the euro area will remain fundamentally vulnerable) causing them to crash out the Euro, the empire would suffer a fatal blow.



Alternatively, Russia might tell Europe that Russia has no alternative but to target European capitals (London is just as good a nuke target as New York) with nuclear weapons now that Europe has joined the US in conducting war against Russia.



Russia do not want to make troubles but no one should doubt Russians' resolve to stand firm to protect/defend Russia with nuke (including preemptive actions) as a very very last resort when Russia is pushed and left with no other choice.