the truth is that the US has no credibility whatsoever in the world. Only retarded ignorant Americans think that. They believe the BS they see on FauxNews and think that's how it works out there.
The truth is that we are closer to Russia than America, and that we need Russia as a partner rather the US after what happened in the US in the last few decades. If we have to partner with dictators and authoritarian regimes, might as well do it with our neighbors.
Russia is Europe partner, period, not America.