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It goes without saying that such a project would run counter to the Russian regional interest . Russians - - you said , the Russians have made some threats of airstrikes against another sovereign country . The Russians constantly pressed for it , because they saw advantages in it for them . The Russians do not seem to be living in fear of a warning blackout . So did Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin , who said that while " a strong and clear message is needed to North Korea , " the goal should be a resumption of six-party talks , which have been suspended since September , and a diplomatic solution . But such an armed force would have little capacity for projecting military power far beyond its borders or against Great Power adversaries39 no matter how courageous or casualty-tolerant the Russians happened to be . Wherever the Russians — they and the British being of all troops the least fit for mountain warfare — attacked the Caucasians , the latter have generally been defeated , their villages destroyed , and their mountain-passes secured by Russian fortified posts . In the mean time , in 1838 , the Persians , with Russian aid and advice , laid siege to Herat , the key of Afghanistan and India [ 46 ] ; a Persian and a Russian agent arrived at Kabul , and the Dost , by the constant refusal of any positive engagement on the part of the British , was , at last , actually compelled to receive overtures from the other parties . " Russian envoys report to Prince Vladimir Medieval Russia 's epics , chronicles , and tales Eleven centuries of civilization , culture , theology , and learning came to an end on 29 May 1453 .