russia in its current state sucks ass though and isn't a viable european ally. it's a kleptocracy that is currently being flooded by churkas, tatars, mongols and all the rest. they will 100% not respect the territorial integrity of any of the nations in eastern europe. it would be a different story if they actually got their shit together, but that don't seem to be going that way. reject the false dichotomy and reject both russia and the us, you don't have to pick a side.
Croatia