> I believe this is exactly what sebazzz finds worrying.
But none of these are anything new. This is all years old stuff. It does not make sense that it "worries", either you've never cared before and things have not changed, or you should be several steps beyond "worry".
* Russia will betray the GOP in an instant if it serves their geopolitical goals
* Russia is increasingly allying with Iran, North Korea and probably China
* Russia doing well out of the Ukraine invasion will embolden China to move in on Taiwan and potentially other Pacific territories