Josh Rogin: The US can’t ignore Russia, or its increasingly horrendous behavior
A Russia's fan in front of flags of Russia, Serbia, and the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic and portraits of pro-Russian rebel leaders during the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying football match between Russia and Moldova in Moscow on October 12, 2014.
The U.S.-Russia relationship is too big to fail, but it's failing. The Obama administration came into office with a big idea about this relationship: that these two world powers must work together on areas of mutual interest even if they still worked against each other where their interests diverged. The concept was sound, but as relations have deteriorated and Russia has taken a more antagonistic stance, the United States has failed to adapt.