Unlike Yeltsin, PutVedev have been wise enough not to rely on the USG for anything critical. Since they built up their close relations with sane Euros (Germans, French, Dutch, etc) and China, it does not matter much if the Americans start weaseling out on deals with Russia.
We matter much less to the Russians than we think.
Dr Leo Strauss says
3.3% of us have a truly refined sense of irony . . .
rkka says
Unlike Yeltsin, PutVedev have been wise enough not to rely on the USG for anything critical. Since they built up their close relations with sane Euros (Germans, French, Dutch, etc) and China, it does not matter much if the Americans start weaseling out on deals with Russia.
We matter much less to the Russians than we think.