the enemies of the west are, in order:
- religious extremists
- arab imperialists, supremacists and nazis
- aggressive and expansionist chinese capitalists
the russians should be an ally to the west in fighting all three of these enemies, and it's just a matter of time before we get to that outcome, as there is too much historical process embedded into it to prevent it. it makes no sense for the west to fight the russians, and to have to align with groups that are fundamentally opposed to our self-interest in order to do so. there is no future in this. it's just foot-dragging.
we can have to drag it out all the way to yalta, but it's pointless and nonsensical to do so.