text: Russia is a Western nation and culture with interests completely aligned with the West.  You can see that in two world wars, where the Russians were allies.  This dynamic would be true today if things actually got serious.   If you stand back and ignore the noise for a moment;  it becomes very clear that the notion of Russia as 'enemy'  is simply not true.  Google Putin's own comments on this topic - they are illuminating.    So you need to ask yourself and research, whose interests does it serve to demonize Russia?   It's a fun rabbit-hole.