To counter some silly assumptions, no I don't regard Russian or any other people as alien species.
I have many Russian relatives, grew up among second generation Russian kids, even was part of a play program.with the son of a Soviet spy. I've had a few random encounters with Russians in Thailand but before the war. In some cases they were brainwashed anti American. In one case I was injured on a baht bus yes there was blood along with a young provincial Russian couple and they couldn't have been more kind.
But the times are different now.
Thus the topic.