You would be amazed how many specialists in game theory Russia has, and how well - but honestly - they could play games with clearly defined rules. On the other hand, hearing that 'e2-e4' is disproportionate this morning but was OK yesterday once too often, might lead to the aggrieved side leaving the table and moving to another board and another game.
Russia would be really, really, loath to do so, but that's what would happen if its interests are not taken into account because European values prevent it.
hearing that 'e2-e4' is disproportionate this morning but was OK yesterday
An excellent summary of our current "Russia policies"
Your advice is spot on. Thankfully, I think that "Old Europe", starting with Germany, does follow it to a good extent.
The question becomes, once again, how much Europe is made to follow the US's policies against its own interests. In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
