Your first paragraph is close to correct, but have you thought of the difference between supportive vs coercive power?
If the Russian army is the force that enables Russian foreign policy, they why do some people in Ukraine think that they don't want to do things the Russian way?
Likewise, I wonder how helpful the US military will be at forcing our former allies to do things they don't want to do?
If the Russian army is the force that enables Russian foreign policy, they why do some people in Ukraine think that they don't want to do things the Russian way?
Likewise, I wonder how helpful the US military will be at forcing our former allies to do things they don't want to do?