In fact, there are new reports just as of today about this very topic:
Russian Troop Buildup
There seems to kind of be a game of chicken going on, with NATO sounding alarm bells and Russian President Putin ignoring most of them.
Yet, yours truly (merely a humble librarian by trade) has a solution to the entire mess: another "Rocky" movie.
Seriously.
Remember Rocky IV from 1985?
In perhaps the greatest propaganda film ever made, Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) clashes with the "Beast of the East", Ivan Drago in an epic boxing match held in the depths of Russia itself.
After a ferocious battle in which both combatants (though starting off as bitter enemies) gain a mutual respect for each other, the victory (Rocky) gives an epic speech that resonates right through the screen...
You can credit "diplomatic relations" all you want, but I'll say that that speech did as much to knock down the Berlin Wall as anything.
So, here we are dealing with Russian tensions again. Both sides are wary of each other and seemingly on the brink of a more major conflict.
Sylvester Stallone has been kicking around ideas for another Rocky film. What better time to revisit Drago?!
Are you listening, Sly?
