Why do you never mention who financed them, trained them, what were the geopolitical aims of them? Install an islamic state within Russia to start its disintegration. Middle-eastern and friends mostly from overseas were the very likely ones to make it happen. Middle east because of religion and overseas because of resources. Any kind of subversive tactics are allowed. What Russia could do eould be to organize and finance independence factions in the countries that are trying to get themselves rid of Russia as a state. Internal problems could slow them from wasting money on external affairs. However with US mass producing money, they can afford both- until the pyramid that stands upside down, fails. Then all of this recession will become a depression, because the dollar- the center of the US empire might be finished. However until that happens, they may organize (they started this already) regional conflicts mostly in eastern Europe. Participation of Russia is a must in the long run. Russia will try to be out of this mess as long as possible. Russia may have proposed a new security program. West doesnt like that (overridden by imperials), which really reminds me of Stalin´s anti-hitler coalition proposal back before ww2. It seems history repeats itself and people cant learn from it- especially when you give kids your twisted history which makes you learn either what didnt happen or part of what happened just to look innocent. This can be seen in EU as Baltics try to wash themselves from their crimes by equalling both regimes. (as well as westerners themselves want to look clean so they can preach water and drink wine as usual) When it comes to states there are no friendly relations. Especially from the bigger states who want to help, but themselves first. When you look at ww2, you can see who can be aggressor etc. People didnt change much.