it is not the case that russia and china are not going to stop until they are stopped by an economically strong and internally run america >> they are not going to stop until they are stopped. putin has made it clear that he wants to reconstitute the soviet union. it's not just ukraine, but the three baltic states and others. he has discussed this openly, especially in the dissertation he wrote a long time ago. with regard to china, china has made it clear that they believe that they are the world only legitimate ruler. they are not just talking about planet earth, but the moon and mars, as chinese sovereign territory. they will go as far as they can.