On the face of it, this rambling article seems to be arguing a case for the status quo and an end to our involvement in Russian expansion.

It has always been thus? Is hardly a humanised rational for our ignoring the ongoing genocide and Russian Machiavellian mischief inside the sovereign borders of multitudinous nations and relies on dropkicks like the six-time bankrupt billionaire in the white house to systematically divide Russia's opposition to the control and expansion she wants.

And will achieve just as long as the world remains wedded to fossil fuel for transport and our energy requirements.

We here have abundant coal reserves abundant uranium reserve, but most importantly thorium reserves so large if used solely for domestic affordable energy requirements? A source of sustainable carbon-free energy we can never ever run out of.

Russia's allies and agents here an abroad, in our parliaments and intel agencies universities and elsewhere, will act to ensure the dream of abundant endless ultra cheap safe clean energy will never ever get off of the ground, let alone a foot in the door.

Because when that does happen and it will, Russia's energy funded adventures in other folks affairs and sovereign issues will be finally forestalled as will other nations. Who are, even as I pen these lines, eyeing off other nation's sovereign territory.

Politicized or not, Russia and other nations dominated by tyrants without a conscience will continue with their Machiavellian mischief! In the mistaken belief, it somehow serves some interest or any kind of positive outcome or increasing rare humanity!?
Alan B.