True, even with Putin gone it's more likely than not Russia will continue being a pain. But at least there's a chance.
Russians will never submit to war or threats to subjugate their nation.
They will align with mutual economic prosperity, however.
German society seems to be having a moment where it realizes this, suddenly. Germans really don’t want another billion euro’s being spent on slaughtering children. They want the cheap energy back, and they want peace in Europe through the only way there has ever been peace in Europe: strong economic ties between states and mutually assured prosperity.
Would you be okay if Russia had its bioweapons facilities located within a strong winds’ distance of your states major population centers?
Would you be okay with foreign investors in your country using power and wealth to gain cover for their genocide and influence your politi … ermm .. okay, never mind, you probably are okay with that if you’re an American ..