If we make Russia a partner with the US, that will make Russia more likely to side with us in future international disputes.

If we make Russia a partner we can convince them to allow the United States to have missile facilities in Russia but better inform them about how the missile facilities would never turn on Russia and use the missiles against them.

If Russia is prosperous then this will be a huge market for U.S. trade and investment. This will ultimately spur economic growth around the world if both countries are working together in trading.

Russia's size and location gives it access and power in most of the northern hemisphere. If the United States makes Russia their partner then the U.S. will be able to help Russia be a positive influence to their neighbors. Also, this will benefit the countries we are peaceful with because Russia would not harm our allies. Therefore, becoming partners with Russia will not only protect the U.S. , but also protect our allies in the northern hemisphere as well.

Considering how powerful Russia is in the international community, it makes no sense why we would not partner with Russia. The tension that the US currently has with Russia stems from the Cold War and NATO, which were both based off of Russia's practice of communism. Russia is no longer a communist state, and with the US's support, we have the potential to encourage democracy within Russia. Russia has a stable economy and abundant natural resources that would be beneficial in trade. No one is saying that the US and Russia must agree on every issue, but there are many issues that the US and Russia could come together on such as controlling the spread of nuclear weapons, environmental protection, and combating drug trafficking and terrorism.

The United States should make Russia a partner. If we make them a partner and treat them as a full partner it could encourage democracy on international issues.

Russia and United States are the two most powerful countries in the world. If we do partner with them than we can battle terrorism and drug trafficking. Russia is extremely powerful and is a very important country in international politics.

If the U.S. wants Russia to be more democratic or more economically stable or have better trading with them, we need to first open our arms and make Russia a partner. Even though the U.S. and Russia don't have similar governments and Russia isn't very democratic, the U.S. has worked with other countries that aren't democratic at all. The U.S. and Saudi Arabia have a strong economic relationship and Saudi Arabia is even one of the U.S.'s largest trading partners in the Middle East. However, Saudi Arabia is the 7th most authoritarian regime out of the ones rated. So, the U.S. can work well with governments that don't value democracy.

Russia is a huge figure in the world and an important ally to have. While we have not always been allies, we have worked with them in the past to combat issues like terrorism. Additionally, we have even allied with them in peaceful situations, such as cooperating on scientific and biomedical research. Russia also has a lot of power, such as in its energy. Russia provides 25% of Europe’s energy, so it is a really important country in the economy. Instead of antagonizing them, we should work together with Russia to develop an alliance.

Making Russia one of our partners would not be a good idea considering our past. Russia and the US have tried to make amends but something usually ends up happening to create tensions again. For example, Russia cooperated with the US when it came to 9/11 and they helped by giving good information but then in 2003 the relationship was strained again when the US led an invasion in Iraq, which Russia did not want at all. Russia always has difference of opinions with the US and we always end up in controversy.

The United States should work to grasp Russia as an ally in the international community. US citizens and Russians may not agree on every single issue, but both countries could make it a goal to advance in global peace and prosperity.We really want to build a safer world and there is no reason as to why we should be unable to make an attempt and start moving.

The United States must recognize that Russia has a positive role to play in international affairs and should encourage cooperation with Russia to ensure a peaceful and unified world. Although Russia's government is more authoritarian than the United States would like, it is scarcely the enemy that the United States faced during the Cold War. Despite the setbacks and disappointments after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia has made substantial progress. Their economy is on a solid foundation. For example, its oil and gas resources give it great potential and power. As of 2017, 30% of the European Union's petroleum import and 39% of their total gas comes from Russia. A prosperous Russia will be a huge market for U.S. trade and investment, and will spur economic growth in the United States and around the world.

The United States should work to establish Russia as an equal participant in the international community. As a democracy, the United States should do what it can to encourage democracy, the rule of law, and a free market in Russia- making it a stable, peaceful country. The United States should push the Russian government to nurture important aspects of democracy, including free press and free and fair elections. Treating Russia as a full partner will go a long way in trying to encourage this. The United States and Russia may not agree on every issue, but they can work together to promote global peace and prosperity. Russia's participation is essential for many issues such as: controlling the spread of nuclear weapons in Iran by halting Iran's nuclear program, protecting the environment (because by the 1990s, 40% of Russia's territory began demonstrating symptoms of significant ecological stress due to deforestation, energy irresponsibility, pollution, and nuclear waste), and combating potential terrorism (the Russian government has been involved in many counter-terrorism operations abroad and if they got along with the U.S., they would be able to provide aid to Afghan refugees leaving Afghanistan if counter-terrorism operations against the Taliban created a humanitarian disaster).

If we work closely with Russia and help them become more stable and peaceful then we could cooperate with them against terrorism like we've done before. When 9/11 happened, Russia came into help by offering intelligence information on infrastructure, location, and training of international terrorists when we were prepared to attack Al Qaeda later on.

The closest the world ever came to a nuclear war was with Russia.

In order to maintain international peace, we must calm the fears of safety and security of nations within close geographic proximity by limiting Russia's military power.

Russia is gradually becoming an authoritarian state with Putin in power. Putin has changed the Presidential term limit, controlled the country when he was only Prime Minister, and obtained control over media. Just like we have before against the Soviet Union, we must speak out against the abuses of power in Russia.

Russia is gaining too much power that they will continue to abuse. Russia is rebuilding an empire. They have defeated and now dominate Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and other former Soviet Countries that showed signs of incorporating more democracy and "Western" attributes. We need to support and help these countries break away from the domination of Russia.

First off, we could support these countries by refusing to cooperate with Russia, which prevents the approval of their behavior by our country or others. In addition, we could support any anti-Russian campaigns in their country. For instance, in Ukraine in 2004 during the Orange Revolution, we supported the Western Anti-Russian campaign. We could do this for the countries that suffer from Russia's attack to show our support.

Russia is also threatening US allies but supplying weapons to criminal countries like Iran.

Russia does not display the ideals and beliefs that protect basic human rights, therefore making any kind of agreement with them would be a slap in the face to our own ideals in the United States such as freedom of speech. They do not protect or respect the opinions of people within their country that are different or question the legitimacy of the United States. They persecute gays and homosexuals and constantly use them as a scapegoat. The Russian government is also known to kill journalists and members of the press that report on topics that do not support the government's agenda.

By keeping our nose out of Russia's affairs, the United States will avoid becoming a target of blame and anger among Russians. Also, allowing other countries to take the lead in addressing Russia's problems will enable the United States to reduce the costs of conducting its foreign policy. Efforts to remake Russia in the image of the United States in the early 1990s were an expensive failure. The United States should devote its limited resources to fixing the U.S. economy.

We cannot ignore the threat of the Russian military because the United States would appear weak and lose their position of a global leader.

Although our nations disagree on fundamental beliefs of government, the United States has no authority to govern other nations. The tensions with Russia are strictly American-born. After WW2 the red scare and irrational fear of communism overtaking our nation has set the precedent for how we treat communist nations which compete with the US globally. Rather than viewing Russia as our enemy or competitor, we should lead by example and STAY OUT OF RUSSIA. Further US intervention will only prove their government's false narrative about the US that we are corrupt, violent, and want to disrupt their way of life and destroy their country.

Russia is controlled by a dominating and manipulative authoritarian government that controls their own people and attempts to control other countries. Russia has put other countries they disagree with at a disadvantage before by using their oil resources against them. Russia has made oil unavailable or priced especially high to certain countries before; they obviously abuse their power given to them by their much needed oil. Russia is one of the world's largest energy producers, and they clearly use this to their advantage. We can not simply ignore Russia when so many are dependent upon them.

If the United States does not work with Russia then the U.S. will be cut out from all future opportunities for trade and investment. With Russia being one the world's largest energy producers, the U.S. cannot ignore or be left out of trade with Russia.

The United States need to stay out of Russian affairs. It is not worth being involved since Putin is already trying to delegitimize our government by using Russia propaganda.

America should stay out of Russian affairs because Russia has shown that they are neither on our side or against us. Russia has shown readiness to do business with the United States' or the states foes and rivals. Russia's intention is not to hurt us, but to do whatever it takes to benefit their own country. For example, NATO was created by America and the other allies to block soviet aggression. in 2004 NATO expanded its memberships to the former soviet countries of Poland and Czech Republic. NATO also invited the Baltic Countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Although the Baltic countries are a serious point of contention between the U.S. and Russia, once Obama backed away from pushing further NATO expansion, the Russians were reasonable and this lead to an increase in cooperation like a Russian-U.S. missile defense system. All this being said, Russia is willing to work with anyone who benefits their country, they are not trying to harm us in any way so the best thing to do would be to leave Russia alone and stay out of their affairs because this may end up angering them .

If we do not help out and decide to stay out, we would be making the decision to turn our backs on them. The United States could potentially lose their position of global leadership.It is also too late for the United States to stay out of Russian Affairs because we are already involved with them.

If we stay out of Russian affairs this will only give them time to build their military and restore its empire. We are already in Russian affairs and we are fighting terrorism and violent extremism. We also have shared interests in nuclear security and nonproliferation. So we are already in Russian affairs and many of them are for the better. So why not continue to be a partner with them?

The U.S. should pull out of Russian affairs because in the past, being involved with Russia has only caused more tensions between us. Russia and the U.S. are on two completely different sides of the fence concerning their beliefs and type of governments. Because of this, many of the things that America has done has angered Russia like the U.S. led NATO military action in Kosovo against Serbia. The best thing to do at this point would be to stay out of their affairs because it is not America's responsibility to solve their problems or make their decisions for them.

Ever since the souring of US-Russian relations due to various issues, Russia has painted us violent and corrupt in their propaganda. These tensions started in the Balkan region that is prone to conflict and a former part of the USSR. It also serves as a deep point of pride for the Russian leadership. At the point we are at, the conflict in the Balkans is increasingly unimportant to the security of NATO and the countries under it. The countries that are part of it are there to stay and our safety is secure, what does it serve to propagate the Russian idea that we are violent and dangerous? Moreover, what if Russia were in to influence our nearby neighbors and allies? Russia in Canada or Mexico? Our response would more than likely be just as aggravated as the Russian reaction to us. This, along with various other points, is why we need to stay out of Russian affairs, the situation is no longer benefiting us.

The U.S. needs to leave Russia's affairs alone. let Putin handle everything else. The U.S. has helped Russia enough especially after the fall of the soviet union and what do we get in return, a country that once had a some what democratic views is now taking steps towards authoritarian rule. Not only that but they have even went as far as taking barbaric actions and taking over the country of Georgia ,just because they wanted to be apart of the NATO. Russia can handle its own problems, we have done enough for that side of the. The last thing we want to do is provoke Putin by furthering are the recruitment of members from Russia's near abroad into NATO. Imagine if Russia started interfering in relations between Canada and the United States. That would provoke the U.S. also. The best solution is to leave Russia alone completely. They just cant be trusted 🤷

Along with our foreign gains diminishing when we meddle in Russian affairs, our domestic issues are also in need of attention. The Balkan conflict costs resources and even lives in our peace cores. These sorts of resources can be used for domestic issues such as global warming and poverty, sorts of things that can help the world in different ways. Further intervention of Russian affairs would lead to even more U.S costs that could be better spend on our debt or other issues. Lets stay out of it.

I agree. I favor a non-interventionist approach, to foreign policy..............................................................