Russia is still aligned with China right now though. If we got them to drop that then it would be a game changer. Russia doesn't matter nearly as much as China.
The real question is what is a more relevant alliance, US and Russia...or BRICS (- Russia) and Europe. Russia doesn't have a lot of sway in BRICS economically. Just militarily.
Just paying attention to the Panama Canal and Greenland, that doesn't seem to be the strategy for either China or the US at this point. The US and China are direct competitors in a zero sum game.
Remember, China wants a BRICS currency solely to break down the US dollar in terms of world trade. Trump is tariffing the crap out of them for a reason.
Edit: I don't disagree with you long-term, but short-term Russia is just a pawn in a game between China and the US. Neither China or the US can land boots anywhere in a European conflict without raising these tensions, and that's why North Korea was tapped for support and not China. WWIII will be economic.
Russia is still aligned with China right now though. If we got them to drop that then it would be a game changer. Russia doesn't matter nearly as much as China.
The real question is what is a more relevant alliance, US and Russia...or BRICS (- Russia) and Europe. Russia doesn't have a lot of sway in BRICS economically. Just militarily.
Unless we all three were Allies. Why not? Stop the squabbling and conquer the stars together.
Just paying attention to the Panama Canal and Greenland, that doesn't seem to be the strategy for either China or the US at this point. The US and China are direct competitors in a zero sum game.
Remember, China wants a BRICS currency solely to break down the US dollar in terms of world trade. Trump is tariffing the crap out of them for a reason.
Edit: I don't disagree with you long-term, but short-term Russia is just a pawn in a game between China and the US. Neither China or the US can land boots anywhere in a European conflict without raising these tensions, and that's why North Korea was tapped for support and not China. WWIII will be economic.