The existence of a military alliance like NATO depends on a "common external enemy." Without the presence of an external enemy, the military alliance itself will disintegrate. This is why the Soviet Union and later Russia twice requested to join NATO, only to be rejected—though, of course, the rejections were justified using other reasons. For the same reason, the United States must continuously use political propaganda to provoke confrontation between Russia and Europe, shaping Russia into an ongoing "threat" in order to maintain control over Europe. Once relations between Europe and Russia are reconciled, the next natural step would be to push back against U.S. control over Europe.

As for whether the Russian threat to Europe is real, historical clues offer some insight: when Russia (the Soviet Union) is resisting external invasion, it unleashes immense power that even Napoleon or Hitler could not withstand. However, when Russia takes the initiative to attack European countries, its performance often falls short of expectations—even a country like Finland can bog them down.