Us vs Them mindsets are always horrible frames of reference to take. Especially when every actor here has their own unique goals, motivations, and reasons for acting. Russia is not the Soviet Union anymore, they are a liberal capitalist disaster that is a shadow of the Soviet Union. It makes sense to be wary.

We can only hope that this leads to good outcomes, but again, until we see actions and results, we don’t have much to go off of.