Russia and Ukraine

[Anomalocaris]

I think Russia’s position as a trans-europasia power and as China’s soft under belly, or soft backside if you will,  will make post war Russia a very attractive target for western rapprochement,  so that there is a high probability whoever wins the White House in 2024 or 2028 will shake Putin’s hand as Nixon shook Mao’s hand even while Vietnam war was still on going, and once Ukraine cease fire is in place, Russia would resume being seen as being far more important to core western, as oppose to Eastern European, interests than Ukraine.

This will greatly help Russia’s recovery after the war.