There are behind the scenes political rumbling. The entire US dominated global scheme is crumbling and in her desperate attempt to stop the bleeding and prevent total US/Western decline America and her client allied states.
You must remember that not even Russia really wants to engage the Empire ,though Russia does want her place. Though European states are tired of the vassal status, they too know that the fall of America means the fall and decline of Western/white power, wealth, influence, and privilege the world over.
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