I'm not sure how Russia could pick a fight with anyone else but Ukraine at this point. They wouldn't stand a chance against NATO. Ukraine is Putin's graveyard. Things will only get worse for Putin and the Russian Army. Their Black Sea Fleet is loosing a ship or two every month, they can't fly over Ukraine without getting shot down and their ground game is crap, left over from WW2. Try this on for size, Putin fails and Russia disintegrates into a dozen new countries.