AP--you failed to respond--notice this key sentence about a treaty that we even in Europe do not talk about much --notice the timeframe that Russia pulled out of the treaty and then I will take you back to 1939 and remind you of Stalin's words---we can sign treaties if they help us and then we an basically ditch them when we want if they no longer work for us.

Notice by the way the date of pullout 2007 and what then occurred in 2008?

European "Spheres of Influence" is so dead and Russian revivalists will not bring it back.

In 2007, Russia suspended its membership in the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, which is often described as the cornerstone of European security, and stopped observing restrictions laid out therein.

Moreover, Russia deploys significant forces in Kaliningrad, much bigger than any potential NATO bases in the region," the legal expert concludes.