Isolationism in Russian Regions Now Threatens Moscow's Control

An interesting position from a man who claims to be a former dissident during the Soviet period. Shouldn't you defend our rights to be a part of the free world, instead of trying to scare us by the military might of Russia? btw the article is not even about Russian-Western relations. It is about Russia's internal issues.

Indeed they are very scary times. I doubt that anyone in Washington knows how foolish we are by expanding NATO to Russia's doorstep. For all the hype surrounding Iran,Oil prices, Al quaeda, etc, this is the most serious threat we have faced in years. I think Russia is dead serious about their intentions, I doubt this is sabre rattling. It should be closely followed in the next several months, this thing has all the makings of another Cuban Missile Crisis.