Russia just violated the Monroe Doctrine

Can't archive on this comp for some reason:
businessinsider.com/russian-bombers-visiting-venezuela-did-drills-over-the-caribbean-2018-12

The bombers are returning to Russia. More importantly, any of this posturing is just to get some leeway from the US. Basically sacrificing diplomatic standing in exchange for strategic concessions.

Both the US and Russia are not capable of actually facing each other down. Russia knows that taking a mile can give them an inch. Same shit we always do.