>>3327710 This is my view too. Russians are the temporary bogeyman. This is to show that the Russkies are not controlling the US white hats—and they are not. Meanwhile, there is a chance that we are angling toward a nice working relationship with them going forward.

Also possible that this is aimed solely at the Russian black hats, which are as nasty an enemy to good as our own black hats are.

Look at how everything is basically settled in Korea, but Kim is still held up as a possible enemy during denuclearization and that will likely be continued until reunification.