... and now we are getting to the point, why Russia is hated universally by its neighbors. So many of the same stories and you can't tell which one I'm talking about.
To the West WW2 ended in 1945, the countries "freed" by Russia had to wait another 45 years until 1990 when USSR collapsed to become free.
HTS seem to be pragmatists and they need someone to sell them replacements for most of the equipment Israel is bombing. I think this is in the hands of the west to fuck up, but since Israel is involved, that's almost a given.