Russia Says EU Is Top Threat... But Who Is The Real Threat?

There is no denying the aggressive ideologies and actions of the Russian government recently. Although there is a lot of media cloudage and obfuscation in every story, the evidence that Russian President Vladimir Putin's actions are extremely hostile and imperialistic, if put lightly.

When Putin invaded Ukraine, while simultaneously declaring that Russia was completely uninvolved, the world was surely left in a state of shock.

Although there was a previous document stating many of the same things, a new military doctrine signed by Putin was set into place ranking NATO as it's number one military threat.

This new statement could be seen as concerning especially considering Ukraine's teeter-tottering back and forth between Eastern and Western control. Russia's economy is currently experiencing heavy issues and as a result cannot afford to occupy Ukraine with the brute force they had used before, but there is no doubt the influence still remains.

NATO did not remain quiet or work around the answer politically. Oana Lungescu, a spokesperson for NATO, had this to say:

"In fact, it is Russia's actions, including currently in Ukraine, which are breaking international law and undermining European security....[Nato would] continue to seek a constructive relationship with Russia, but that is only possible with a Russia that abides by international law and principles - including the right of nations to choose their future freely."

Russia's attitude strikes in a way that could remind most of a Soviet (and passive aggressive) attitude, but it appears that the state has forgotten that it must maintain financial stability in order to force its will onto any opposing state.

So while Putin's attitude is worrisome, and an economic collapse could mean big international consequences, in the way of aggression, it seems to be best that we let Putin rot his own country from the inside out.

"War is where the young and stupid are tricked by the old and bitter into killing each other." -Niko Bellic