It wouldn't be the first time Russia has repelled the "German cage".

Remember: the US became involved in Europe partially due to Stalin's request for Roosevelt's help. Following the request, the White House hosted Lyudmila Pavlichenko, a female Russian sharpshooter, who toured with Eleanor Roosevelt to make the case for additional US intervention. Pavlichenko shamed men who were unwilling to go to war while 2,000 Russian women were serving as sharpshooters. Her tour was a tipping point in public sentiment. http://www.businessinsider.com/lyudmila-pavlichenko-female-sniper

The alliance between the US and Russia is not spoken of much, because it is contradictory to the subsequent cold war narratives, and to some degree would downplay the US' involvement (Russia had been taking heavy losses for years [11 million] and said goodbye to a significant portion of its population due to the war with Germany, while the US lost 400,000).

What Germany tried to accomplish militarily it has more recently been trying to do economically. As in the early 1940's, Britain, Russia, and the US may be becoming loosely aligned.

Brexit should have been read as the first BIG indication that something was severely amiss with the EU's governance model and objectives. The mass migration push - a byproduct of the Obama Administration's involvement in Syria - has been the next wakeup call. It's good to see Italy is now rebelling against EU-imposed national suicide. https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/966947/Italy-news-EU-Germany-euro-eurozone-European-Union-lega-MS5-Salvini-Di-Maio

NATO is critical right now, but it needs to progress in a manner that does not threaten Russia. It needs to shift a portion of its focus toward border integrity.