Would you say that you’re wearing imperialist clothes then for the tactical benefit, like a soldier on a secret mission disguised as the enemy?
Everyone understands Russia is correct to invade because NATO can’t be a neighbor, and that NATO is correct to “take” Ukraine because it’s possible and useful in keeping Russia in check. The problem is that this is imperialist logic. The common sense that runs the world of zero sum capitalists. The “think of the shareholders” of geopolitics.
I think they should do more than pick the lowest hanging fruit from the geopolitics tree. But I appreciate that they’re doing the best that they can considering the centuries of princes, tsars, supreme deputy chairmen, and now a forever president. They haven’t exactly had the cultural build up necessary for more creative solutions.